A resettled Bhutanese robbed at gun point

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One refugee girl was robbed by a group of three people yesterday at around 12 AM local time in Stone Mountain city in Georgia on August 7.

Anupama Koirala, a former refugee from Timai camp, sector B/2, Hut no 19, was returning from her job along with her friends and a brother when the incident took place in front of her own apartment. They were being followed by three black men as soon as they stepped in on Marta, the local bus that runs in the city.

After they got down at CVS pharmacy and headed towards Wyn View Apartments, where they live, the black men followed them further about 10 minutes before one of them pointed a gun at Shanti Ram Dhungel, a friend of Anupama. Then they snatched the purse from the girl and fled the scene before the police arrived.

This is one of the incidents of attacks on the resettled refugees in row. Lately the refugees have been living in intimidation; and it appears that those who work at night and who do not own car have been targeted more.

3 thoughts on “A resettled Bhutanese robbed at gun point”

  1. Congratulations Anupama and Shantiram for your new life.
    What does not kill you makes you strong.
    This narrow escape will for sure make you strong, cautious and an American.
    I hope all people experience such incidences atleast once, at the early stage and escape successfully like you.
    After all life and body is first priority. It should be so always.
    You can buy purse again, you will earn money again but work to conserve yourself first. Yet, do not take away the trust that you have been sacrificing altruistically on others.
    You are safe. That is the greatest good news i received to begin my morning.
    Work hard and earn ways to store the harvest from your hard-work.

    Above all TAKE CARE

  2. It is sad to know that refugees are being targeted. The concern authority responsible for them should take the note of it,to prevent such incident henceforth.security can be vigil or pop up in the area or organising the local security team for future protection.

  3. Congratulations Anupama and Shantiram for being saved. You had narrow escape. We can’t owe a car like othrer’s do in the beginning. That is the problem.Any way you have got a new life and hope to do better. Take it a challenge to struggle further.
    Thank god for saving both of my bhutanese fellow mates.

    Hom from Northdakota/fargo

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