Police had to fire around half-a-dozen tear gas shells to contain the situation. Additional security forces have been deployed from Kalaiya to take the situation under control, DSP Rabindra Regmi informed.

The clash erupted after the locals residing in a land purchased by former lawmaker Shiva Chandra Kusuhawa were forced to move out and their huts were demolished.

The dispute has been continuing for the past several years after Kusuhawa purchased the land occupied by the settlement.

Kusuhawa said the clash occurred after the people with political background seized the two Kattha land purchased by him years ago and started making houses there.

“Despite an agreement to remove the houses from there, the settlement dwellers resort to clash,  obstructing the attempt to implement the agreement,” said Kusuhawa.