Police said five protestors including two Indian citizens were arrested while intervening in the protest staged by the UDMF this morning.
The arrested Indians are Mohammad Jamaruddhin and Samad Ansari. Similarly, the cadres affiliated to the UDMF are Rana of Rautahat of Rautahat, Bir Bahadur Mahato of Bara and Jagan Patel of Birgunj, informed Chief of Parsa district SP Rajubabu Shrestha.
The police force has been used to remove the protestors, said SP Shrestha. "There were 15-20 cadres under a tent. Most of them ran away. We took five cadres under control. The Nepali land bordering India at Birgunj checkpoint has come under the control of Nepal security force," Shrestha told Republica.
With the Nepali land under the control of Nepal security force, 180 trucks that had been stranded in Birgunj have entered India.
Indian drivers had staged a protest at the Consulate General of Indian, Birgunj after they could not return home due to UDMF protest across the border checkpoint.
A huge number of security forces have been mobilized at the Birgunj checkpoint after chasing away the cadres that had been staging protest since last 40 days.
The security force chased away the cadres from the checkpoint at 4:30 am today.
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