Kolkata, Sep 9
Security has been stepped up at the Indo-Nepal border in West Bengal in the wake of the Gen Z movement in the Himalayan country that has claimed 19 lives and injured scores of people. At least 100 Indian truck drivers and tourists are stranded on the Nepal border, sources said.
The Darjeeling District Police has opened a 24-hour control room for the stranded Indians.
Although it has not been officially announced, traffic movement through the Panitanki border near Siliguri in north Bengal has already been stopped.
The police are collecting the names of the drivers and passengers of each vehicle and other information. However, hundreds of trucks are stuck on both sides of the border as vehicle movement has stopped.
KP Sharma Oli has resigned as the Prime Minister of Nepal and reportedly fled the country.