KATHMANDU: A police patrol along the Nepal-China border Thursday night detained eight Tibetans, including six women for illegally entering Nepal via the Singate Bazaar transit point of Dolakha district.
The Tibetans, who sneaked into Nepal, failed to produce their travel documents when asked by the authorities. Their motive for crossing the border was not immediately known.
DSP Dhiraj Pratap Singh, the in-charge of Dolakha police, informed that they would be handed over to the Department of Immigration.
An official at the DoI said they would either be deported to Tibet, imprisoned in Nepal or handed over to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR).
Nepal has long tried to prevent the influx of Tibetans into Nepal as per its commitment to maintaining the ‘One China’ policy towards its northern neighbour.
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