Why are Tibetans taking Nepalese citizenship?

A large number of Tibetan refugees have taken Nepali citizenship in Nepal. According to police investigations, about 500 Tibetan refugees have taken Nepalese citizenship.

On Thursday, the police arrested one Tibetan refugee on the charge of taking Nepalese citizenship.

27-year-old Neema Lhamo Gurung was arrested after it was revealed that she had obtained citizenship from the district administration office in Kathmandu by submitting the name of a fake father in Nepal.

According to police, Gurung came to Kathmandu 2 years ago from Tibet via Bihar, Delhi, India. She was living in the Tushal, Bouddha based camp of the Tibetans.

The police investigation showed that Gurung contacted Krishna Bahadur Katuwal to obtain Nepali citizenship through a person living in the camp.

The police also claimed that Krishna took five hundred thousand rupees from Gurung to give her certificate.

Earlier, the police nabbed 5 people on the charge of providing citizenship to Tibetans by submitting fake documents. The Metropolitan Police Crime Division apprehended them from Babarmahal, Kathmandu including Krishna Bahadur Katuwal, the gang’s leader who granted Nepali citizenship to Tibetans.

It has been revealed through police investigation that the group has made Nepali citizenship for about 500 Tibetan refugees.

The involvement of Kathmandu district administration employees has been confirmed. It has been found that Tibetan refugees pay huge sums of money to get citizenship.

However, nothing has been revealed so far as to why Tibetan refugees are taking Nepali citizenship by adopting such a complicated process and paying an expensive amount.

Police said that they are looking into the case.