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Police have arrested five persons for their alleged involvement in helping Tibetan refugees to get Nepali citizenship. The suspects have been identified as Krishna Bahadur Katuwal of Kachankawal, Jhapa, Nucleas Shrestha of Babarmahal, Kathmandu, Hira Lal Shivakoti of Sundarharaicha, Morang, Lopsang Thinle of Shuklagandaki, Tanahun and Bijay Lama of Godawai, Lalitpur. A team deployed from the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office apprehended them from Babarmahal. Somendra Singh Rathaur, spokesperson at the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office, said that they were involved in helping Tibetan refugees to obtain Nepali citizenship. They used to charge Rs 300, 000 to 500, 000 per person. Police said that they are looking into the case.  

Three persons died on the spot when a truck carrying cooking gas cylinders met with an accident in Dailekh on Wednesday. The District Police Office, Dailekh said that the truck was heading towards Dailekh from Nepalgunj when the incident occurred. Further details are yet to come, police said.    

A Slovakian national, who was on a visit to Khumbu region of Solukhumbu, has died of altitude sickness. Police said that he died at Gorekshep in Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality-4 of the district. Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality-4 Chairman Laxman Adhikari said that there has been a problem in rescuing the body due to bad weather. Police said that they have been facing difficulties to get the complete details of the deceased as the communication service has also been affected.  

Two persons died and 26 other sustained injuries in a tractor accident in Joshipur Rural Municipality-7 of Kailali district on Monday. According to the District Police Office, Kailali, the deceased have been identified as Chahana Chaudhary (15) and Dilrani Chaudhary (46) of Bhajani Municipality-9. The accident took place when the tractor (Se 1 Cha 8870) heading towards Bhajani from Sugarkhal of Kailali went out of control and turned turtle last night. Police said that they are searching for the tractor driver Suraj Chaudhary of Bhajani.