The Indian punk band Street Stories has safely returned to India after being caught in the midst of violent protests in Kathmandu, Nepal. The group shared a video on Instagram showing them crossing the Indo-Nepal border on foot, expressing relief at their safe return.
In the video, a band member says, "We finally reached India safely, guys. We are reaching India; we are walking, we are crossing the border, and we will be safe and sound after that." The post was captioned, "Good news, guys!! We made it out of Nepal's chaos, back on Indian soil. "Thank you everyone for your prayers and support; we are safe and on our way home."
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The band's escape comes amid widespread unrest in Nepal, which has affected many Indian nationals.
Meanwhile, at least 2,000 Indians have returned to their country in the last three days through the Panitanki border in West Bengal's Siliguri, after overcoming the terrible situation in the violence-hit Nepal.
An SSB official said that nearly 2,000 Indians have returned from Nepal after the violence broke out in India's northeastern neighbour.
"The Indians who returned home breathed a sigh of relief. The shadow of the terrible experience due to the unrest in Nepal was visible on their faces," the official informed.
He pointed out that all those Indians had gone to work as labourers or as tourists.
On Thursday, the evacuation of stranded Telugu people from violence-hit Nepal also took place, with a special flight carrying 12 people taking off from Simikot, while another group of 22 people safely returned by road.
Minister for Real Time Governance Nara Lokesh, who supervised the evacuation efforts, said an IndiGo flight is planned from Kathmandu to New Delhi to airlift over 200 people.
The minister posted on 'X' that 133 people have already been escorted to the airport under convoy protection.
A group of 22 people who travelled via a special bus from Hetauda safely entered the Indian territory. The group has reached Bihar and will travel to Delhi.
A special flight, carrying 12 people from Simikot to Nepalganj on the Indian border, took off at 9 a.m. TDP MP Sana Satish coordinated with local authorities for the evacuation operation. From Nepalganj, vehicles are in place to transport the group to Lucknow, from where they will fly to Hyderabad.
