Breaking the so called "gentleman's agreement" with the United Nations refugee agency in Nepal the Nepalese police have arrested two Tibetans from Nepal’s Humla district and handed them over to Chinese border guards.There are no details available currently on the identities of the two Tibetans.Hundreds of Tibetans risk their lives by making dangerous journey across the mountainous border into Nepal every year. Nepal, which has no asylum laws, had recently beefed security along its border with Tibet making it hard for Tibetans to escape.
3,000 Tibetans escape Tibet and enter Nepal each year on their way to the seat of Tibetan Government-in-Exile here in north India. The number has slowed down dramatically since 2008 after Nepal beefed up security along its border with Tibet following 'Chinese pressure'.
In the past, there have been several arrests of Tibetan refugees from various border districts of Nepal but they were ultimately handed over to the UN refugee agency after being kept in police custody for some time.