KATHMANDU, July 19: Varanasi Police has claimed that the man who was tonsured and made to chant anti-Nepal slogans in Varanasi on Wednesday is an Indian national. The man was paid 1,000 Indian rupees and forced to act as a Nepali national, Indian media reported quoting Varanasi Police.

KATHMANDU, July 18: Uttar Pradesh (UP) Police on Friday arrested one of the accused who tortured a Nepali national living in Varanasi and forced him to chant anti-Nepal slogans on Wednesday.

President of Vishwa Hindu Sena warned that Nepali nationals in India will face the consequence