BHAKTAPUR, APRIL 11

As many as 19 persons were injured in the Bisket jatra, a chariot pulling festival, that began in Bhaktapur on Saturday. Some of them were injured after falling off the chariot while others were injured in clashes that took place among the revelers.

As the chariot had reached Nasman at around 7:00 pm, 79-year-old Krishna Gopal Mulguthi and 26-year-old Dipesh Sangache were injured after coming under the wheels of the chariot, police said.

Likewise, the injured persons are are undergoing treatment in various hospitals in the valley.

At around 1:00 am, clash took place among the groups involved in pulling the chariot. People pelted stones at each other after a dispute over fulfilling the route specified by Bhaktapur municipality.

The chariot pulling resumed this morning and has been heading towards Gahiti in the district.