At least a dozen people, mostly journalists, were injured in a clash between ‘dalit’ activists and ‘upper-caste’ people when the latter tried to bar ‘dalits’ from entering a Hindu temple in south eastern Saptari district on Monday.

Reports said the scuffle erupted when the ‘upper-caste’ people used force on the ‘dalits’ entering the Devibar temple to perform a collective puja at Kanakpur of Madhupatti VDC in the district.

Local journalists who led the ‘dalits’ were injured in the scuffle, according to reports.

The injured persons are undergoing treatment at a local hospital while the situation in the area remains tense following the clashes, reports said. nepalnews.com pd Jan 09 05