KATHMANDU, Oct. 18 -- At least 11 people including 10 police personnel were injured in a violent clash that erupted between security personnel and locals in Sonarpatti, Janakpur on Friday night.

The incident occurred during a raid conducted by the District Police Office, Dhanusha, targeting Sanjay Thakur's jewelry shop on suspicion of smuggling silver from India and selling it without proper bills or licenses. Police say they were acting on a tip-off about illegal silver being brought in from across the border.

"We had gone to raid based on information that silver was being brought illegally from India and sold without proper documentation," said DSP Ganesh Bahadur Bam of Dhanusha Police. "The clash broke out after the influential busin...