Indian side says sorry for Jhapa incident


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Bhadrapur, May 6 : The Indian side has apologized over the incident of attempted attack on Nepal’s border security check post in Jhapa district.

A mob of about 150 Indians carrying home-made weapons tried to attack the border security post near the border pillar number 131 on Monday afternoon and the Nepali security persons had to fire two rounds in the air to take the situation under control. The civil society, people’s representatives and the security bodies of both countries sat for talks at the site and held discussions over the incident on Tuesday afternoon.

During the talks, the Indian side acknowledged its mistake and agreed that the Indian administration would initiate legal action against the culprits, Nepal Red Cross Society Jhapa president Lokraj Dhakal said.

Dhakal also participated in the talks. “Representatives of the Indian Border Security Force, people’s representatives of the Indian Gram Panchayat bordering the district and locals from there had participated in the discussions,” he said, adding that the Nepali side argued that the Indian side was to blame for the situation leading the Nepali security persons to open blank fire.

According to him, the Indian side realised their mistake and said sorry for what happened. Chief of the District Coordination Committee Jhapa, Somnath Portel, who participated in the discussions, said both sides have agreed to strictly follow the earlier agreement to restrict the movement of people across the border for prevention of COVID-19.

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