Madhesh on High Alert After TikTok Video Unrest in Nepal; Three Detained

Overview

• Police in Birgunj fired multiple tear-gas shells after demonstrations turned violent with burning tyres and stone-pelting, leaving seven officers with minor injuries.
• A mosque in Sakhuwa Maran of Kamala Municipality, Dhanusha, was vandalised in an incident linked by police to social media content.
• Dhanusha police said three people were detained in connection with the TikTok post and related vandalism.
• The video at the center of the dispute was reportedly uploaded in Janakpur by two youths, identified locally as Haider Ansari and Amanat Ansari, whom residents handed to police.
• Authorities deployed large numbers of security personnel across all eight districts of Madhesh, and the Parsa district administration said social media is being monitored with warnings of legal action for incitement.