Bajhang, Feb. 3 -- On July 20 last year, Bir Bahadur Bohara of Kanda in ward 3 of Saipal Rural Municipality and Pasang Tamang of ward 4 had taken their horses and mules to graze at Bains across the border in Tibet. The Chinese security personnel misbehaved and beat them.

The incident occurred even though the Trans-Frontier Pasturing by the Border Inhabitants signed by Nepal and China in 2012 allows residents of border areas in both countries to graze livestock. Clause 2 of the agreement, signed on January 14, 2012, permits border residents to use pastureland within 30 kilometres of the international boundary.

Bains, where the two men were grazing animals, lies about 17 kilometres from Boundary Pillar No 2 at Urai Bhanjyang, well within ...