Kathmandu, April 15 (IANS) A Nepali national, Amrit Jha, who had been in the custody of Iranian security forces near the Strait of Hormuz, has been released, the Nepali government confirmed on Wednesday.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that it received information, through the Honorary Consul General of Nepal in Tehran, that a local court had issued an order for the release of Jha, who had been arrested in Iran.“Efforts are ongoing through Nepal’s Honorary Consul General i…
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Kathmandu, March 20 (IANS) The Nepal government on Friday confirmed that a Nepali national working aboard a vessel navigating the maritime corridor of the Strait of Hormuz has been detained by the Iranian authorities amid the ongoing war involving the US, Israel, and Iran. The news of Nepali national Amrit Jha’s detention has surfaced at a time when Iran has shut the usually busy maritime choke point of the Strait of Hormuz, through which around 20 per cent of the world’s oil passes. With mi…