Biratnagar, March 30 -- Bhutan sent 10 individuals to Nepal after the US deported them for involvement in criminal activities. The Bhutanese government refused to accept them and instead redirected them to Nepal.

The individuals, initially arriving at Paro Airport in Thimphu via Delhi, were transported by Bhutanese authorities to the Phuentsholing-Jaigaon border, located 6.5 hours away from there. From the border point, Indian security forces escorted them for a 166-kilometre journey, ultimately leaving them at the Panitanki border point in eastern Nepal.

They entered Nepal discreetly at Panitanki on Friday night. Among them, three individuals were arrested by Nepal Police for illegal entry. Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, Ind...