Nepal Major Update: Curfew extended in this city as tension continues over TikTok video

Parsa: A major development has come from Nepal, where the District Administration Office (DAO) of Parsa has extended the curfew order in Birgunj on Tuesday. The decision has been taken in the wake of escalating religious tension over a TikTok video. On Monday afternoon, the local government issued a ban in certain areas of the district. However, both sides held protests at the same time, ignoring the ban, which forced authorities to enforce a curfew.

Curfew Imposed

On Monday, the Parsa DAO imposed curfew from around 6 PM (Local Time) to 8 AM (Local Time) on Tuesday. With the situation still out of control the curfew has been extended till 1 PM today.

“The curfew order issued yesterday, 2082.09.21 (2026.01.05) from 6:00 PM to 8:00 AM on 2082.09.22 (2026.01.06), in view of the latest security situation, has been continued in the following four forts within the Birgunj Metropolitan City area of Parsa district, as per Section 6 (a) of the Local Administration Act, 2028, from today, 2082.09.22 (2026.01.06), until 1:00 PM, prohibiting anyone from moving within those boundaries, holding any kind of gathering, procession, demonstration, meeting, meeting, or siege,” the latest order said.

The local administration has marked the Bus Park, Nagwa, Inarwa (East); Sirsia River (West); Gandak Chowk (North), and Shankaracharya Gate (South) as the four pillars.

“During the curfew, security personnel are allowed to shoot on sight, so please do not step out of your home except for essential purposes, and if you do need to step out, coordinate with the nearest security personnel or call 100,” the administration warned the people.

No Restriction For Essential Vehicles

The administration has also made it clear that during the curfew period, security personnel will facilitate the movement of essential service vehicles, ambulances, fire engines, hearses, health workers’ vehicles, media personnel, tourist vehicles, vehicles of human rights and diplomatic missions, and air passengers based on air tickets.

Tension Continues In Birgunj

Tension has continued to flare in Birgunj near the India(BHARAT)n state of Bihar since Sunday after a dispute between two groups triggered by religiously targeted comments on TikTok that spiralled from Dhanusha’s Kamala Municipality.

The controversy is said to have begun when two youths, Haider Ansari and Amanat Ansari, uploaded a video on TikTok in Janakpur, Dhanusha. Locals claimed the video hurt religious sentiments and handed the youths over to the police.

Tension started in ward 6 of Kamala Municipality following a vandalism incident at a mosque. People started protests and rallies in and around Birgunj. Some burned tyres and chanted slogans. The unrest escalated via TikTok, as both sides took to the streets affecting communal sentiments.