US EditionBengal Tourists Stranded in Violence-Hit Nepal to Be Brought Back in Couple of Days: CM Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal has launched an initiative to repatriate stranded Indians from Kathmandu within days and enhanced border security with Nepal amid ongoing protests, officials said.
- Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday assured tourists stranded in Kathmandu, Nepal, that her government is taking steps and said, `I will appeal to the tourists stranded in Nepal not to panic. We will bring them back in a couple of days`.
- Student-Led protests rapidly escalated into arson and violence after Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli resigned Tuesday following September 8 protests where police firing claimed at least 19 lives.
- Indian tourists, many from Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, reported being stranded in Kathmandu after airlines cancelled services, with over 150 guests including about 20 from Bengaluru staying at one hotel where staff warned of 'mobocracy' and chaotic streets with intermittent gunfire.
- The state administration increased border security, warned police stations along the North Bengal border, and West Bengal Police set up a helpline listing Mobile/WhatsApp: 9147889078 and Landline: 0354 for stranded tourists.
- Officials warned of hotel-charge concerns and cited the state's migrant support record, with West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose reporting peaceful border areas at Panitanki and Phansidewa.
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