(TibetanReview.net, Jun12’24) —Police in Chinese ruled Tibet lured and arrested two Nepali youths on suspicion of trying to help Tibetans flee their occupied homeland. And they have remained missing for the last one month and half, reported kathmandupost.com Jun 12, citing a Nepali lawmaker.
Rapke Lama and Karma Cheden from northern Gorkha district were arrested a month ago and their whereabouts are yet to be known, Nepali Congress lawmaker Rajendra Bajgain has said in Parliament on Jun 11.
“Two youths of Gorkha were detained by the Tibetan security officials but the government has been clueless,” Bajgain has said. “I ask for an answer from the government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.”
Stating his position on the issue on X (formerly Twitter), Bajgain has said, “The arbitrary arrest was made allegedly because they helped the Tibetans flee… But to reassure you, we do not play against China here and respect them as our close neighbour. We are only speaking for a better environment within the Himalayan border.”
Narrating the sequence of events of their disappearance, Bajgain has told parliament, “Someone and half months back, they received a call. … The phone calls were made by Tibetans who were arrested by the Tibetan authorities. While receiving the phone calls, they were asked to come to Tibet. Then they were arrested after reaching there.”
He has expressed disappointment over the government’s ignorance or indifference on the development. “The Nepal government is not aware of this incident. No one knows their condition, whether they are alive or not… I would like to draw the attention of the foreign ministry regarding this incident.”