Kathmandu Attack– Amid the ongoing unrest and violence in Nepal, a group of ew from Andhra Pradesh faced tension when miscreants attacked their bus near Kathmandu on Thursday morning and looted their belongings and injured many of them.
According to police, the pilgrims were returning from visiting Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu when their bus with Uttar Pradesh registration number was attacked. The attackers threw stones at the bus, broke its windows and looted the passengers’ bags, cash and mobile phones. Shyamu Nishad, a passenger in the bus, said that seven-eight passengers were injured.
According to the information, the Nepali army personnel helped the people after which the Indian government arranged to evacuate all the stranded passengers from Kathmandu to Delhi by air. Let us tell you, the damaged bus reached the Sonauli border near Maharajganj in UP on Thursday evening. Recalling this painful experience, bus driver Raj, a resident of Andhra Pradesh, told that when he was going back to India, the mob attacked him.
After reaching the Sunauli border, he told that the attackers broke all the windows of the bus with stones and looted our luggage. According to the latest information, the bus had a Banaras number which has now been sent to Varanasi.
Due to violence and tension in Nepal, Indian authorities have increased security and vigilance in the border areas of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal. High alert has been issued in the border districts of the three states to prevent any untoward incident or illegal movement across the border. Only Nepali citizens stranded in India are being allowed to cross the border after verification of citizenship cards by officials on both sides of the border.
SSB sent Nepali citizens back to Nepal
According to the information, a tourist car managed to enter Nepal from Raxaul border of Bihar but Nepali security personnel immediately sent it back. The car owner was detained by SSB at the main entrance of Birgunj in Nepal. At Khunwa border in Siddharthnagar, Uttar Pradesh, Nepali citizens trying to buy essential goods in India amid shortage of essential goods in their country were stopped by the police and sent back.
Meanwhile, Indian tourists, pilgrims and labourers stranded in the conflict-torn Himalayan nation have also started returning in batches. The embassy in Kathmandu is coordinating with Nepalese authorities to arrange for their transportation. 36 trucks from India, including 19 petroleum tankers, reached Nepal via Panitanki border point in Darjeeling while four trucks carrying perishable goods were also sent to Nepal.