Students appearing for the Secondary Education Examinations (SEE) in various districts of Province 2 staged protests on Friday, following the cancellation of the examination of Social Studies subject after a question paper leak.

In Parsa’s Birgunj, students also took to vandalism and there were reports of clashes between students and police at different places. Around a dozen students who were injured after police charged batons are said to be undergoing treatment at different hospitals in Birgunj. Irate students burnt tyres and vandalised roadside fences, streetlights and hoarding boards at Ghantaghar Chowk.

Around half a dozen vehicles parked in Birgunj Bus Park were also vandalised. Students also damaged the wall of the district police office, while they also pelted stones at the district education and coordination unit office, District Police Office and Birgunj Metropolis.

According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Anantaram Sharma at District Police Office, Parsa, police had to fire a few tear gas shells and use water cannons to take the situation under control.