Nepali pilgrims looted in India

January 26, 2004
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A gang of robbers Sunday looted a Bodhgaya-bound bus carrying 50 Nepali pilgrims in Bihar, India shooting dead at least five of them, according to the Associated Press.

Details of the slain could not be acquired except about the driver, who was an Indian national, the AP report said.

Robbers first took the bus into control in Navada district, which is at 80 kms distance from Patna, the state capital of Bihar, it said.

The robbers opened fire after passengers refused to give up valuables and money, according to the report. The robbers immediately fled the scene after the loot and the injured were rushed to a hospital in Patna, it added.

Bodhgaya is an important pilgrim site for Buddhists all over the world. Lord Buddha, who was born in Lumbini, Nepal some 2600 years ago, is believed to have received enlightment in Bodhgaya.