Two Tibetans, Kunga, 25 and Lophankhu, 37, and a Chinese man were detained by Nepalese border security at the Tatopani border point in Kodari in Sindhupal chowk district. The three men attempted to enter occupied Tibet through Nepal without valid travel documents. The two Tibetans claimed to be refugees in India and were going to Lhasa. The Chinese man was carrying an expired visa.