Flood victims clash with police in Sunsari

Kantipur Report

SUNSARI, Sept 22 - Victims of the Koshi floods clashed with the police at Haripur in Sunsari district on Monday.Some four police officers and two displaced have been injured in the clash. The injured include police personnel Navin Kumar Ghimire, Dorje Tamang, Durga Khadka, Mukunda Gurung and ...

Residents of Shripur VDC who are now taking shelter at the Koshi embankments called for a transport strike saying that they were not provided with relief package. The displaced attacked the police personnel who had reached the area to resume transportation.

Armed Police Force arrested Jugananda Jha, Shyam Sundar Pathak and Vaidya Nath Pathak.

Meanwhile, Amlekhgunj depot of the Nepal Oil Corporation provided about 8,000 litres kerosene to the camps in Sunsari for cooking and oil lamps.

Each displaced family of Sunsari and Saptari districts will get two litres of kerosene, district official Jiwak Mishra informed.