Four people died when police fired at crowds in Maleth of Saptari on Monday, and of the 19 injured, 11 have been discharged and seven are recovering at the BP Koirala Institute of Health Science in Dharan.
Digambar Jha, 45, advocate
I started running to safety as soon as police opened fire. I was shot in my back, but kept running because I thought they would close in and kill me if I stopped. I was bleeding and found a motorcyclist, and asked him to take me to hospital. My nephew was there when I was shot, and he told others that I was dead. After reaching Dharan, I called my mother, and asked her to tell everyone her son is alive.
Ramdas Yadav, 35, labourer
I wanted to listen to the UML leaders, but the police were not allowing anyone to get close. As protesters began pelting stones, police threw tear gas shells and then opened fire. I ran away, but they chased me, and started kicking and hitting me with the butts of their rifles. I said I was not an agitator, but they did not stop until I fell to the ground. I spent the night lying in the wheat field. The next morning, I was found by my brother, and taken to hospital. The police broke my hip.
Sonalal Yadav, 45, pharmacist
I was curious to see UML leaders, but had not been able to get through the police who stood as a barrier between us and them. So I was just sitting outside a shop near the venue of the UML program. Riot police came to me, and began kicking me while using abusive words. They left only after I fell to the ground.
Dilip Yadav, 23, poultry farmer
Police and protesters were clashing on the road. I was among the villagers watching them from a paddy field. They opened fire on us. I was shot below my left armpit. I told others that I got hit, and they took me to hospital in a motorcycle.