Parsa police spokesperson DSP Kishore said that 40 people who violated the curfew on Sunday morning were arrested from different places in Birganj.
The local administration has continued the curfew imposed in the tense Birgunj since Saturday. Chief District Officer Ganesh Aryal has announced that the curfew issued from 6:30 pm on Saturday to 12 noon on Sunday has been extended till 12 midnight on Sunday.
Curfew has been imposed only in the areas within Bypass Road, West Sirsia Bridge, North Powerhouse Chowk and South Shankaracharya Gate to the east of Birgunj. In the curfew order issued on Saturday, Gandak Chowk was established in the north, but on Sunday it was reduced to Powerhouse Chowk.
During the procession of Hanuman Jayanti, there was tension in Chhapkaiya area of Virganj on Saturday. Parsa Police spokesperson DSP Kishore Lamsal informed that 41 people including Nepal Police, Armed Police and General were injured in the clash. He said that all the injured have been discharged from the hospital.
During the clashes, one shop was completely damaged and another partially damaged in Chhapkaiya area . 4 motorcycles are completely burnt. 4 motorcycles have been partially damaged. Some CCTV cameras of Safer Virganj have also been damaged.
