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The Print
27-04-2025
- Politics
- The Print
Nepali lawmakers condemn Pahalgam attack, call for unified action against terrorism
A total of four Nepali lawmakers addressing Sunday's meeting of the House of Representatives (Hor) also extended condolences to the families. 'On April 22nd, a terror attack took place in India's Jammu Kashmir's Pahalgam, which claimed the lives of 26 people, including Sudeep Neupane from Butwal (Nepal), while a few others were seriously injured. I condemn this terror attack. I express tribute to those who lost their lives and condolences to the family. I also pray for the speedy recovery of those injured. Terrorism doesn't have religion, nationality and acceptance, that's why the whole world should be united and fight against it,' said Anita Devi Shah, a former minister and member of the opposition Janamat Party. Rage is high in Kathmandu following a killing spree by Pakistani terrorists in Pahalgam of Jammu and Kashmir, which claimed 26 lives, including a 27-year-old Sudeep Neupane from Butwal Sub-Metropolitan City-14. Neupane had been on vacation with his mother, sister, and brother-in-law. The terrorists asked the tourists their religion before opening fire at point-blank range, leaving nearly two dozen people injured. 'In Pahalgam, India, innocent tourists were killed in a terrorist attack. I express my sincere tribute to those killed and condolences to the bereaved families. I strongly condemn this terror attack. I would demand strong action against such incidents,' UML lawmaker Saraj Ahmed Farooqui said. 'On April 22, in Jammu Kashmir's Pahalgam terror attack, 26 people, including Sudeep Neupane, I extend a heartfelt tribute and condemn the heinous attack,' stated Jwala Kumari Sah, another lawmaker from CPN-UML. Another CPN-UML lawmaker reiterated the sentiments expressed by their colleagues. A few days back, in India's Jammu and Kashmir, there was a terrorist attack. A total of 26 people were killed, along with a Nepali youth, Sudeep Neupane. I extend my tribute and condolences to Sudeep Neupane and his family. The Government of Nepal and the people of Nepal have strongly voiced against terrorism; the Nepali Prime Minister also reiterated the same to the Indian Prime Minister through a telephonic conversation,' Thakur Prasad Gaire said. Earlier on Saturday, various groups of people had demonstrated outside the Pakistan Embassy in Kathmandu, chanting anti-Pakistan slogans. The outraged group of people also burned the picture of the Pak Army Chief and tore the pictures of Pakistan's flags. Following a terror attack, India on Friday revoked all categories of visas issued to Pakistani citizens, except long-term visas, diplomatic and official visas, with immediate effect from April 27. However, medical visas issued to Pakistani nationals will be valid only till April 29. 'The Government of India has revoked all existing Visas issued to Pakistani nationals, except Long Term Visas, Diplomatic and Official visas, with immediate effect from 27th April 2025. Medical Visas issued to Pakistani nationals will be valid only till 29th April 2025,' the Ministry of Home Affairs said in a statement. Meanwhile, Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan held a video conference with the chief secretaries of all the states and asked them to take necessary action in this regard. The fresh decision taken by the MHA marks a sweeping policy shift aimed at tightening border security and regulating the presence of Pakistani nationals within the country. Following the decision, Union Home Minister Amit Shah held telephonic consultations with the chief ministers of all states, directing them to identify Pakistani nationals currently residing in their respective territories and instructing them to take immediate steps to ensure the prompt deportation of these individuals. (ANI) This report is auto-generated from ANI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
The Print
26-04-2025
- Politics
- The Print
Nepali protestors burn photo of Pak Army Chief near Pakistan Embassy in Kathmandu
Kathmandu [Nepal], April 26 (ANI): Dozens of protestors from various organisations on Saturday protested near the Pakistan Embassy in Kathmandu, alleging that the nation harboured terrorists and targeted attacks on Hindus in Pahalgam earlier this week. They also set fire to the photo of the Pakistani Army Chief and tore the flag of Pakistan, expressing frustration and anger. 'All the Nepalis should be united against those and raise our voice, that's why we have gathered here,' Nawaraj Bhandari, another protester, told ANI as he led a march to the area near the Pakistani embassy in Kathmandu. Four different groups of protestors, which also included a banner of the Right-wing Hindu party- the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) chanted slogans against Pakistan. The protestors chanted slogans of 'Down with Pakistan', 'Pakistan Embassy leave Nepal', 'down with terror harbouring state', 'Save Hindu minorities' amongst others. Police had barricaded the way that led to the newly relocated Pakistani Embassy in Kathmandu, blocking the protestors. The protestors demanded the government's action against the killing of a Nepali citizen by terrorists harboured by Pakistan. They claimed that Hindus had been deliberately targeted during the incident. 'It is clearly evident that Hindus were targeted. The tourists were asked about their religion and then fired on. This clearly shows that Hindus are being suppressed and targeted deliberately. India is taking action from its own side, now we also want the Government of Nepal to take similar action,' one of the protesters told ANI. Rage is high in Kathmandu following a killing spree by Pakistani terrorists in Pahalgam of Jammu and Kashmir, which claimed 26 lives, including 27-year-old Sudeep Neupane of Butwal Sub-Metropolitan City-14. Neupane was there with his mother, sister, and brother-in-law on vacation. The terrorists, before shooting at the tourists, asked them their religion and then fired from point-blank range, which left nearly two dozen injured. Following the protest, security was heightened near the Pakistani Embassy with additional forces of police brought in following the sloganeering of the agitated protestors. The protestors had blocked the road leading to the Embassy, organising a sit-in and tearing the picture of the Pakistani Chief Army General. The protestors also burned the photo of the Pakistani Army Chief. Following the April 22 attack, the Indian government on Friday revoked all categories of visas issued to Pakistani citizens, except long-term visas, diplomatic and official visas, with immediate effect from April 27. However, medical visas issued to Pakistani nationals will be valid only till April 29. 'The Government of India has revoked all existing Visas issued to Pakistani nationals, except Long Term Visas, Diplomatic and Official visas, with immediate effect from April 27. Medical Visas issued to Pakistani nationals will be valid only till 29th April 2025,' the Ministry of Home Affairs said in a statement. Meanwhile, Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan held a video conference with the chief secretaries of all the states and asked them to take necessary action in this regard. The fresh decision taken by the MHA marks a sweeping policy shift aimed at tightening border security and regulating the presence of Pakistani nationals within the country. Following the decision, Union Home Minister Amit Shah held telephonic consultations with the chief ministers of all states, directing them to identify Pakistani nationals currently residing in their respective territories and instructing them to take immediate steps to ensure the prompt deportation of these individuals. (ANI) This report is auto-generated from ANI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
Indian Express
26-04-2025
- Indian Express
‘Heaven on earth' turned into hell for family of Nepal man, lone foreigner killed in Pahalgam terror attack
Sudeep Neupane was at a crossroads in his life. At 27 years old, he was exploring various career options but had not yet decided. After completing his bachelor's degree in public health, he was considering pursuing a nephrology course to open a dialysis centre. Meanwhile, his mother and sister were looking for a match for him. On Thursday, all those dreams turned to ashes at Triveni Ghat in Nepal, a confluence of three holy rivers: Trishuli, Gandaki, and Narayani. Neupane was the only non-Indian among the 26 people killed in the Pahalgam terror attack Tuesday. His body, riddled with bullets, was kept at his house in Butwal city in Nepal's Lumbini province for a couple of hours to allow relatives and friends to pay their last respects before it was taken to the ghat, about 70 km away, for the cremation. Sudeep came from a well-off family and attended Horizon Boarding School, which is regarded as one of the best in the area. A decade ago, he moved to Kathmandu to pursue a diploma in health sciences. Later, he continued his studies in public health in the Dharan area of eastern Nepal. Sudeep was in Kashmir with his mother, Reema, his sister, Sushmam, her husband, Yubaraj Kafle, and his friend, Manoj Giri. Perhaps he wanted to take a break or go on holiday with his family to the place often described in textbooks as 'heaven on earth'. Sushma and her husband studied agriculture and were running a veterinary shop in Pokhara, a tourist city in western Nepal, and had arrived in Butwal on the insistence of Sudeep that they must go to Kashmir together. He had already booked the air ticket from Delhi to Jammu. Sudeep's body was flown in on Wednesday afternoon from Jammu and Kashmir to Lucknow, and then transported by road to Butwal, approximately 300 km away, taking almost nine hours. (Express photo) They boarded the Nepal Bharat Maitri Bus, a luxury bus from Butwal to Delhi, with Kashmir as the destination, on April 19. Manoj cut short his trip in Delhi while Sudeep and his family members flew down to Jammu for their onward journey, said Amrit Giri, Manoj's brother. 'The terrorists asked my son which religion he belonged to, and they shot him dead when he said he was a Hindu,' Sudeep's father Dhruba Neupane, who has been living separately from the rest of the family for the last few years, told the media. Dhruba had been in Kathmandu, approximately 250 km from Butwal, for the past three weeks to join a strike by fellow school teachers demanding better working conditions. An official from Jammu told The Indian Express that Sudeep was one of the last victims to be identified, which delayed the handover of his body to the family or the arrangements to send it back to his hometown. In fact, while Sudeep's mother, sister, and brother-in-law were evacuated from the site of the attack and rushed to Jammu, they were left helpless regarding his condition. All that was found on Sudeep's body was a paper that identified him as Sudeep Neupane, son of Kushal Neupane, with an incorrectly spelt address: Batawali, Ropandi, instead of Butwal, Rupandehi. In Butwal, news of his death had spread like wildfire, but there were some logistical challenges to transporting his body. 'We approached security authorities in Nepal, including our personal acquaintances, and finally, we contacted his uncle Dadhi Ram Neupane. He is the chairman of the municipal ward, and he made it easy for us to make the arrangements to dispatch the body home, along with his family members,' said a family friend. Sudeep's body was flown in on Wednesday afternoon from Jammu and Kashmir to Lucknow, and then transported by road to Butwal, approximately 300 km away, taking almost nine hours. His younger brother, Dadhi Ram Neupane, received the body in Kathmandu and accompanied it to the village for the last rites. The family, according to Hindu tradition, will observe a 13-day mourning period, family sources said.
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First Post
26-04-2025
- Politics
- First Post
'He couldn't tell he wasn't Indian': Nepali medic killed in Pahalgam was from Buddha's Lumbini
Sudeep Neupane, a 27-year-old medic from Nepal's Lumbini province, was shot dead in the Pahalgam terror attack after he said he was Hindu, without getting the chance to explain that he was a Nepali citizen, not Indian. read more 'He couldn't tell he wasn't Indian': Nepali medic killed in Pahalgam was from Buddha's Lumbini. Image: X The body of 27-year-old Sudeep Neupane—the only foreign national killed in the Pahalgam terror attack—was cremated in his hometown of Kalikanagar in Butwal, Nepal. His body, wrapped in the Nepali national flag, reached home after crossing multiple Indian states and the international border. He was cremated at Triveni Ghat around noon, with hundreds of people, including local government officials, gathering to pay their last respects. According to his family, Sudeep was shot immediately after identifying himself as a Hindu, without the chance to clarify that he wasn't Indian. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Butwal, a city in Nepal's Lumbini province, lies just 25 km from the Indian border. By the time the ambulance arrived, a large crowd had already assembled to mourn his death. Twenty-six people, mostly tourists, were killed in the Pahalgam terror attack on Tuesday, sparking widespread outrage in India and abroad. India later uncovered cross-border links to the attack, with Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Tayyaba's proxy, The Resistance Group, claiming responsibility. In response, New Delhi announced strong measures against Pakistan, including the expulsion of military attachés, suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, and closure of the Attari land transit post. In retaliation, Pakistan shut its airspace to Indian airlines and suspended all trade with India, including through third countries. It also rejected India's suspension of the water treaty and warned that blocking water flow would be considered an 'act of war.' The terrorists had checked the identity cards of the tourists and made them recite an Islamic verse, the Kalma. Those who failed to do so—indicating they were not Muslims—were shot dead. Officers examining the bodies for the FIR found signs of religious profiling, including pulled-down lower garments, likely to check for circumcision. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD
Time of India
25-04-2025
- Time of India
J&K terror attack: Medic was shot before he could ID self as Nepalese
NEW DELHI: After travelling across three states and an international border, the body of Sudeep Neupane , 27, the only foreign national killed in the terror attack on tourists in Pahalgam, reached his home in Kalikanagar, a neighbourhood in Butwal, western Nepal, draped in the national flag. He was cremated around noon. Sudeep, his family said, was shot immediately after he identified himself as a Hindu and had no time to explain that he was not from India. Butwal, a city in Lumbini province, sits just 25km north of the Indian border at Sunauli, close enough for shared economies and quiet daily crossings. It is not the kind of place where news arrives quickly, and yet by the time the ambulance reached Sudeep's home, the neighbours had already gathered. Sudeep had travelled to Kashmir with his mother Reema, sister Sushma, and brother-in-law Ujjwal Kafle on April 19. It was meant to be a brief trip, just long enough to give his divorced mother some respite. On the day of the shooting, the family was walking along the meadow when the terrorists approached. Witnesses said the attackers asked about their religion. Sudeep was walking slightly ahead of the others. He answered that he was Hindu. Before he could say anything else, he was shot. "He didn't get the chance to say he was a foreigner," said Tejulal Neupane, his uncle, who has since called for compensation from the Indian govt. "He had nothing to do with anything." by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Senior Living 1 & 2 BHK Homes from ₹ 73.99 Lakh* TVS Emerald Serene Springs Book Now Undo His death triggered a series of logistical efforts across two countries. His body was airlifted from Srinagar to New Delhi on Wednesday evening, then flown to Lucknow later that night. From there, it was driven overland to Sunauli before crossing into Nepal. A district magistrate from UP accompanied the body as far as the border. At Sunauli, it was received by Dadhiram Neupane, Sudeep's uncle and the ward chairperson of Butwal-14. A police escort led the final leg to Kalikanagar.
