One killed as locals, police clash in Sarlahi

A person died when a clash broke out between police personnel and locals at Barahathawa in Sarlahi on Friday.

The deceased has been identified as Jaishankar Sah (32) of Barahathawa Municipality.

According to DSP Dipendra Panjiyar, spokesperson at the District Police Office, Sarlahi, the cause of Sah’s death has not been not been revealed.

“It has been said that Sah died during the course of the demonstration. But the cause of the death is being investigated,” he said.

Locals staged a demonstration outside the Barahathawa Municipality this morning demanding that the municipal hospital be upgraded into the provincial hospital.

Police lobbed 13 rounds of teargas canisters after the demonstrators startled pelting stones.

DSP Panjiyar said that police fired 19 rounds of teargas shells to disperse the mob.

The demonstrators have claimed that Sah died in police firing.