Worried migrants head home from Nepal
Nepal Jan 06: Communal tension has flared in parts of Nepal bordering the Indian border, triggering a high-security alert. Protests started in Birgunj town of Nepal’s Parsa district after a video went viral on social media with alleged religious content. The demonstrations soon turned violent, with the Parsa district administration imposing a curfew in Birgunj city, bordering Raxaul district in Bihar.
Amid a deteriorating security situation, India has completely sealed its borders, restricting all cross-border movements, barring emergency services.
What’s Happening In Nepal
According to Nepal police, a mosque was vandalised by a group of people in the Sakhuwa Maran area of Kamala Municipality of Dhanusha district. Soon, the video of vandalism went viral on social media, resulting in anti-Hindu content being spread through social media allegedly by two Muslim youths.
Protesting the incidents in the Dhanusha district, a group of demonstrators burnt tyres in Birgunj on Sunday morning.
“As their demonstration turned violent with pelting stones on police personnel and vandalising the local police station, almost half a dozen tear gas shells were lobbed to bring the situation under control,” police added.
