Over 50,000 Nepalis return home through Jamunaha in five days

BANKE: A growing number of Nepalis have been returning home from India through the Jamunaha checkpoint in Nepalgunj in recent days to celebrate Dashain.

The number of Nepalis returning home has been increasing daily as Dashain approaches, according to Rajan Prasad Bhattarai, chief police inspector at the Area Police Office, Jamunaha, Banke. He said more than 50,000 Nepalis had returned home through the Jamunaha checkpoint in the past five days.

“There is a rush of Nepalis returning home from India to celebrate Dashain from morning to evening. More than 10,000 people are entering Nepal through the Jamunaha checkpoint every day,” he said. “Nepal Police has been coordinating and taking necessary measures to prevent criminal activities, including robbery, against them in the border area.”