India briefly shuts border bridge in Darchula without notice

The key border crossing was closed after Indian locals across the bridge demanded arrest of a murder suspect and called for a market shutdown.

Indian authorities unilaterally closed the Nepal-India border bridge for about two hours in Darchula on Monday without giving prior notice to the Nepali side. The Indian side closed the footbridge at 11:06 am on Monday, cutting off the key cross-border access at Darchula district headquarters.