But, Maoists thrash Dolakha CDO, curfew in Charikot till 5am tomorrow Kantipur Report CHARIKOT, July 29 - The local administration office in Dolkha district issued an curfew order from 5:30 pm Sunday to 5am Monday in the district headquarters Charikot. Charikot remained tense since the afternoon after a clash ensued between police and Maoist cadres. Police fired in the air and lobbed seven rounds of tear-gas shells to disperse the agitators. The police intervened after the Maoist cadres thrashed Dolkha Chief District Officer Uddhav Bahadur Thapa and vandalized the district administration office. CDO Thapa has received injury in his right eye. Maoist activists, backed by their youth front Young Communist League (YCL), had rallied into the district administration office in 25 motorcycles at around 2 pm. Some of them had driven all the way from Kathmandu while other had come from nearby villages. They had forced people to close down the market before they entered the district administration office. Breaking through the police cordon, the furious Maoist activists had thrashed the CDO, dragged him out of his office and asked him to withdraw a criminal case filed against a local Maoist leader, Bishal Khadka and apologise. The district administration had filed a case against the Maoist leader under the Public Security Act for smearing black shoot on the face of former District Development Committee chairman Sundar Prakash Khadka a few days back. The infuriated Maoist cadres even ignored their leaders’ command to exercise restraint. After vandalizing the district administration office, the Maoist and YCL cadres also vandalized Rastriya Prajatantra Party office at the heart of Charikot bazaar. The police then used force to disperse the angry Maoists activists at Satdobato Chowk. The irate Maoists cadres then resorted to pelting stones at the police from nearby houses. The scuffle continued till the evening. After the crowd was dispersed at Satdobato Chowk, the Maoists cadres were chased by the police towards Charighyang. The police personnel have been chasing the Maoist activists away for the district headquarters. Cameraman of Kantipur Television Kedar Siwakoti, a policeman and a commuter have been injured in the stone pelting. School children could be seen panicking as the curfew was clamped in a short notice of 10 minutes. The entire market place is in a state of total disarray at this hour. Earlier, the Maoists had beaten up Kailali CDO in May. The Maoist women wing had vandalized the office and thrashed the CDO.