location: Siraha
notes: Over a dozen people were injured in a clash between police and locals at Ghurmi Chowk along the East-West Highway. Security personnel fired 14 rounds of tear gas shells to take the confrontation under control. The clash between the police and the locals ensued after the locals halted the East-West Highway alleging that the Mairchaiya Police Post delayed in finding out the whereabouts of a local who had been allegedly kidnapped.
target_text: location: Siraha, fatalities: 0