KATHMANDU: Tension gripped Balkhu of Kathmandu on Tuesday after a clash broke out between a government monitoring team and vegetable traders at the Balkhu Vegetable and Fruits Market.

It has been reported that the clash flared up after the government team tried to seize weighing scales as the traders were found to be fleecing customers in various ways.

One of the members of the team said that around 20 traders were found not to have their weighing scales meeting the set standards.

A team from the Metropolitan Police Circle, Kalimati was called after the Metropolitan Police Range, Balkhu failed to take the situation under control.

Meanwhile, Inspector Suresh Kumar Bista said that they would investigate into the incident and take action against the guilty.

The market chief Ram Krishna Kunwar pledged to take action against the guilty.