The Embassy issued a statement in which it has stated that the Nepali nationals were rescued and returned to Nepal. The Embassy purchased the air tickets for the Nepali migrants.

The Nepali diplomatic mission has further stated that Lal Bahadur Tamang – a Nepali sentenced to death penalty in accusation of murdering Malaysian national – has been acquitted and returned to Nepal. Tamang had been working as a security guard since 2015. RSS