MALANGAWA, SEPTEMBER 25

Prohibitory order imposed in Malangawa of Sarlahi district for the past five days has been lifted during day time. However, the prohibitory order has remained unchanged in the night.

A meeting held at the District Administration Office, Sarlahi, this morning decided to lift the prohibitory order imposed from 10:00 pm on September 21 during day time but to give continuity to it during night. The DAO has continued slapping the prohibitory order from 8:00pm to 4:00am during night.

The prohibitory order was issued from 10:00pm on September 21 until further notice after a clash broke out between two communities in Malangawa while immersing an idol of Lord Ganesh.

Chief District Officer Indra Dev Yadav said the decision was taken to remove the prohibitory order during day from today after Malangawa, which remained tense from September 21 night, started to turn normal from last night.

He further said although the prohibitory order has been lifted during day, any type of gathering, meeting, demonstration, rally are restricted in Malangawa area in view of possible risk to the safety of the general people.

Malangawa bazaar as well as transport services, educational institutions and government offices completely remained closed today. However, different business related organisations are requesting to open markets.

More than one dozen people including security personnel were injured and Rupesh Kumar Yadav of Malangawa Municipality-7 was critically injured when a clash broke out between the two communities. Yadav is receiving treatment in Birgunj.

A version of this article appears in the print on September 26, 2023, of The Himalayan Times