25 hurt in Bisket Jatra clash

BHAKTAPUR: Nearly 25 persons including four policemen were injured in a clash on the last day of the Bisket Jatra in Bhaktapur last night. The clash ensued after a dispute between two groups over pulling the chariot of Lord Bhairabha on Saturday night.

Four police personnel were injured when the clashing groups exchanged stones and bricks. The injured policemen have been identified as Sharada Regmi, Neer Bahadur Rana Magar, Ishwori Kafle and Saroj Majhi. They are being treated in Bhaktapur district hospital.