Jogi Bhandari, Harka Bhandari and Parbati Bhandari of Jupu-8, Keshar Rawal of Bannatoli-8, Rup Bahadur Khadka of Darna-1 and Chandra Bhandari of Jupu-9 remain stranded at the Dhangadi Bus Park as they do not have money to return home. [break]
The robbers looted IRs 38,000 from a single couple. Parbati Bhandari, 38, of Jupu-8--who was returning with her husband following his treatment at Indira Hospital in Mira Road, Mumbai-- had her clothes torn and neck injury. “The doctor had given medicines and asked us to return after a month,” Parbati said.
“They have taken all the money and we have been left with nothing,” she added.
The victims said a group of 20-30 persons entered the bus immediately after it stopped in front of an Indian police station and started to thrash them indiscriminately. “Some of them climbed atop the bus and started to throw down the luggage. They thrashed us when we asked why they were doing so,” Rup Bahadur Khadka, who has been injured after the beating, said. He said the robbers switched off the lights inside the bus while looting.
The victims claimed the police further robbed them. The Indian Police, however, denied involvement in the act. “We are not even aware of the incident though our policemen were on duty since three in the morning,” Bijay Singh of the Indian police post said. “The rickshaw-pullers and other Nepalis may have robbed them,” he added.
Chief District Officer (CDO) of Kailali Narayan Prasad Bidari said the repetition of such acts show the Indian Police in poor light. “We have complained to the Indian security agencies about the incidents on many occasions but the incidents have not stopped,” CDO Bidari said.
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