The clash was ensued after police used force as protesters tried to stop the police van carrying arrested agitators. Police fired several round of tear gas shells to maintain order.
Meanwhile, former Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai in a tweet claimed police opened fire at the protesters injuring student leaders Ram Prasad Khanal and Ram Karki among others.
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However, police have refuted the claim. Spokesperson at the Metropolitan Police Commissioner´s Office (MPCO) SSP Narayan Singh Khadka said security agency lobbed few shells of tear gas in self-protection after irate protesters hurled stones at police van.
“Tear gas was fired. Police didn’t open fire,” he told Myrepublica.
Photos by: Pratik Rayamajhi
