More than 200 Nepalis are languishing in Malaysia jails
Kathmandu, Feb. 17 -- As many as 206 Nepalis are languishing in different jails of Malaysia, according to the Nepali Embassy in Malaysia.
The data collected by the embassy up to January 9 this year shows those Nepalis have been arrested for violating immigration rules, criminal activities, and drug abuse, among other illegal activities in the southeast Asian country.
"Most of them have landed in jails for violating country's immigration rules. Some of them have been arrested for drug abuse or their involvement in other criminal activities," said Prem Raj Gautam, first secretary at the embassy in Kuala Lumpur.
Malaysia has been one of the most preferred job destinations among outbound Nepali migrant workers, with the country's Immigrati...
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