The clash ensued after YCL activists thrashed some local youth for defying their banda. Maoist leader Prem Baral, Birodh Sharma and Min Prasad Apagain were critically injured in the clash. On the other hand, over 12 locals including Santosh Karki and Deepak Bhandari sustained injuries.
The injured are being treated at the local Sanjivini Hospital in Simara and Narayani Sub-regional Hospital in Birgunj, the police said.
The police fired two rounds in the air to bring the situation under control.
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