Para pengunjuk rasa mulai beraksi pekan lalu setelah seorang anak laki-laki berusia 16 tahun tertembak hingga tewas akibat bentrokan antara kelompok Maoist dan aktifis Mahadhesi yang menuntut penambahan porsi perwakilan politik di negara pegunungan Himalaya itu.
The violent protests began last week after a 16-year-old boy was shot dead during a scuffle between Maoists and Mahadhesi activists demanding increased political representation in the Himalayan nation.