Chinese and Nepalis clash at a meat processing plant set up to export meat to China

लगानी न्यूज

११ फाल्गुन २०८२, सोमबार ११:३४February 23, 2026

. A clash broke out between Nepali and Chinese workers at a meat processing plant in Sindhuli district on Sunday morning. A clash broke out between Nepali and Chinese workers at the under-construction Sahan Himalayan Food Company (Buffalo and Buffalo Meat Processing Factory) at Marin Rural Municipality-5 in Sindhuli district on Monday morning.

According to the police, the clash erupted after a dispute erupted over the sacking of a Nepali worker by the Chinese side.TAG_OPEN_div_14 According to Sindhuli Police, the clash broke out after the Chinese side sacked Nabaraj Bomjon of Marin Rural Municipality-6 from his job (driver).

7 people, including Chinese and Nepalis, were injured in the clash.TAG_OPEN_div_12 Nabaraj Bomjon, 30, who was fired from work, sustained injuries in his right eye and right leg. He has been sent to District Hospital, Sindhuli from Kapilakot Primary Health Centre, said police.

Similarly, Gokarna Katuwal, 22, of Katari Municipality-12 of Udayapur has also sustained head injuries.TAG_OPEN_div_10 The other injured were all Chinese workers.

According to Sindhuli Police, a police team under the command of Police Inspector from Area Police Office, Kapilakot was dispatched after receiving information about the incident.TAG_OPEN_div_8 Further investigation into the case is underway, police said. The factory is being constructed to export processed buffalo meat from Nepal to China.