UCPN (M), UML cadres clash in Gorkha, 12 injured

Gorkha, Oct 25 –  Twelve people were injured when UCPN (Maoist) and CPN-UML cadres clashed in Swara VDC of Gorkha on Thursday night.

 

The injured include Ram Bahadur Chaudhary, a teacher of the local Majhatha Secondarry School.

 

The injured are undergoing treatment at Gorkha Hospital.

 

Meanwhile, the UCPN (Maoist) has claimed that UML cadres from Takukot, Dhawa and Arugha attacked them all of a sudden when a discussion was taking place under the auspices of the local club in Tharchowk of Swara VDC.

 

However, CPN-UML Gorkha says that its cadres were physically assaulted by the Maoist cadres as they were on an election campaigning.

 

UML Takukot Village Committee chairman Bhim Bahadur Thapa, Vice-chair Dhan Prasad Gurung and other were injured.

 

Locals Mahendra Tamang, Anu Gurung Tamang and Sujan Gurung were also injured in the incident that took place at around 8:30 pm last night, police said.

 

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