Indian Devotees Returning From Pashupatinath Temple ‘Attacked’ By Protestors Near Kathmandu

<p>A bus carrying Indian pilgrims from the Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal was allegedly attacked by protestors near the capital, Kathmandu, amid violent anti-government demonstrations.&nbsp;</p>
<p>According to the bus driver, several passengers were injured in the incident, which took place on September 9 near Sonauli on the India-Nepal border. The agitators targeted the bus, carrying 49 Indians, pelting stones and shattering windows and injuring the passengers, including women and the aged, the driver claimed, reported PTI.&nbsp;</p>
<p>As per the local reports, the local authorities admitted the injured to a hospital in Kathmandu, while the remaining passengers were flown to India on a special plane arranged by the Indian Embassy with the help of the Nepalese government.</p>
<p>Ramu Nishad, the bus driver narrated the incident, while speaking to reporters in Sonauli: “We were returning after having darshan (at the Pashupatinath temple), when suddenly a mob surrounded our bus and attacked without reason. There were women and elderly people among the passengers, but the protesters did not care.”</p>
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