Dozens of vehicles and hundreds of passengers heading to and from Tatopani, Barhabise, Dolakha, Ramechhap and Kathmandu have been stranded on the road after the demonstrators obstructed traffic movement at Khadichaur and Balefi Bazar along the highway, demanding due compensation to the victims’ families. [break]
On Wednesday, 17-year-old Uddhab Shrestha of Hagam-7 and Balaram Tamang of Mankha-3 of Sindhupalchowk district were crushed to death by a speeding van at Jagati along the Bhaktapur section of the highway.
Meanwhile, a police team led by inspector Beni Silwal has been dispatched from the district police office to the sites to convince the protesters to open the highway.
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