Astu arrives from Russia – Online Khabar

Kathmandu, July 24. Hariprasad Aryal of Syangja, who joined the Russian army, was killed in the Russian-Ukrainian war.

He resigned from the Nepal Army last October and arrived in Moscow to join the Russian Army. Three months after his arrival, his family received the news of his death.

Friends in Russia informed Aryal’s family of the news of his death in the first week of December, but in the absence of official news, it was difficult for Aryal’s family to believe it.

After the government confirmed Hariprasad’s death the following week, the family came to terms with the news. But for Kazgiria, he sat over the body.

When they could not take the body to a government facility, they prepared Kush’s body and buried it at Kali Gandaki in Ramdi in late December.

After about seven months, Ayal’s family found out about it on Wednesday. The family came to Kathmandu from Syangja after the consignment arrived from Russia. They reached Pashupati Arya Ghat at Tribhuvan Airport on Thursday morning. Although the body did not come, he returned home with peace of mind after finding the subject.

Like Aryal Lamo’s family, the family of Pritam Karki from Syangja, who was killed in the Russo-Ukrainian war last November, also learned the truth after eight months. Pritam’s family too had been sitting with the body for a long time. When the body was impossible to come, they made Kush’s body and performed the last rites.

According to the Ministry of External Affairs, the remains of Pritam Karki, Hariprasad Aryal and Ganesh Shrestha, Devan Rai of Kaski and Anit Kumar Shah of Mahottari, who were killed in the Russo-Ukrainian war, have reached Nepal and will be handed over to their families.

Kritu Bhandari of the Movement for the Protection of the Lives of Nepalese Soldiers in the Russian Army said the families were satisfied when the cargo arrived, even if it was just cargo. Bhandari said, “The family must understand the news of the death of their loved ones. When the cargo arrived, even if it was just a little bit, they understood everything.”

How were the items brought?

According to official data, 36 Nepalese who joined the Russian army have been confirmed dead in the war.

The families of the victims demanded that the bodies be removed. They demanded the return of the bodies of the deceased, compensation, the return of other Nepalis drafted by the Russian army, and the search for those who have no contact. He met with the foreign minister and the prime minister and held staged protests.

When the government did not listen to him, he went on a hunger strike for 19 days at Shantiwatika in Ratnapark in January. Krithu said even when the family of the matriarch pleaded with the minister and the prime minister to at least bring back the body, it was not heard.

Officials in the state of Parashtra said that it was not easy to transport the bodies. According to them, during enlistment in the Russian army, everyone signed a written contract which mentioned that in case of death, the bodies could be delivered only within the territory of Russia.

An official said that the process brought by the government itself is not only costly but also very cumbersome.

Afterwards, they coordinated with the Nepali Embassy in Moscow to coordinate the burial of the body in Russia and the repatriation of the remains to Nepal.

In the first phase, a group of five people arrived in Nepal by Qatar Airways. An official of the department said: “Though we are trying to transport the body of the deceased, it is not possible, although the body has arrived.”

The bodies of some other deceased persons are also being transported.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Amrit Gurung said DNA samples from 22 families had so far been sent from Russia to identify the bodies. Nepal’s embassy in Moscow has asked six people to provide compensation documents.

Nepalis starting to return?

The news of Nepali citizens illegally joining the Russian army first came to light in October last year.

So far, the number of Nepalese who have joined the Russian army is still unknown. According to the families of those who joined the Russian army, the number is estimated to be more than 1,000.

According to the Family Links Movement, about 300 Nepalese have not been contacted in Russia so far. The families of 118 people have applied to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for search and rescue because they cannot be contacted. Similarly, 166 applications for return due to injuries or other reasons have been received.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, 162 people have returned from the Russian army. The ministry said one of them was also injured.

The number of Nepalis going to Russia peaked in October last year. Now there is news that those who have completed their one-year contracts have started returning home,” said the ministry official. “This is information provided by the Nepal Embassy in Moscow, and those who have returned have not yet been in contact” with the ministry.