location: Bhadrapur
notes: Police arrested 17 small tea farmers who have been staging a sit-in at Jhapa District Administration Office for the last week demanding the implementation of an agreement reached four years ago to review the prices of green tea leaves. Irate farmers have warned of halting tea plucking and selling if tea producers do not pay heed to their demands. The agitating farmers vandalized trucks carrying tea leaves at Jhapa district headquarters Chandragadi.
target_text: location: Bhadrapur, fatalities: 0