'Not even sparing tourists ...': Indian woman stranded in Nepal claims she barely managed to save her life

Upasana Gill (Courtesy: X | @ssaratht)

An Indian woman, who had travelled to Nepal for a volleyball league, has appealed to the embassy for help and rescue amid the violent Gen-Z protests which have so far claimed at least 19 lives.

The woman, who identified herself as Upasana Gill, claimed that she barely managed to escape when an angry mob ran behind her with large sticks. "My name is Upasana Gill, and I am sending this video to Praful Garg. I request the Indian embassy to please help us. All those who can help us, please help. I am stranded here in Pokhara, Nepal," she said.

Sharing her ordeal in the video, Gill claimed that the protesters are not even sparing tourists. "I had come here to host a volleyball league, and currently, the hotel where I was staying has been burned down. All my luggage, all my belongings, were in my room, and the entire hotel was set on fire. I was in the spa, and people were running behind me with very large sticks, and I barely managed to save my life," she is heard saying.

Nepal protestors attacking tourists as well now. 😳😱

This is sabotage. Trying to attack Hindu temples, attacking tourists all seems to be part of deliberate attempt by some “miscreants”(you know who).#NepalProtests #NepalGenZProtest #NepalCrisis pic.twitter.com/InzLySnm8l

— Tathvam-asi (@ssaratht) September 9, 2025

Describing the current situation in the neighbouring nation as 'very bad', the woman said protesters are setting everything up on fire. "The situation here is very bad. Fires are being set on roads everywhere. They are not sparing tourists here. They don't care if someone is a tourist or if someone has come here for work. They are setting fires everywhere without any thought," Gill said.

"We don't know how long we will stay in another hotel. But I just request the Indian embassy to help us... There are many people with me here ... Everyone who can help, pls circulate this video ... This message, should be delivered to the embassy. With folded hands, I request all of you, please help us. We are all stranded here," she added.

The student-led protests in Nepal began against the government's social media ban. Eventually, hundreds of people took to the streets shouting slogans against the corrupt government and nepotism. Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli quit on Tuesday shortly after hundreds of agitators entered his office demanding his resignation for the death of at least 19 people in police action.

"In view of the adverse situation in the country, I have resigned effective today to facilitate the solution to the problem and to help resolve it politically in accordance with the constitution," he wrote to President Ram Chandra Paudel.

On Wednesday, the Nepal Army imposed nationwide restrictive orders from morning till 5pm, followed by a curfew until 6am the following day to curb any possible violence under the guise of protest. It also warned that any form of demonstration, vandalism, arson, or attacks targeting individuals and property during this period would be treated as criminal activity and dealt with accordingly.