I would like to commend Nepali Times and Jitendra Raut for putting so many Nepalis in danger with your story on asylum-seekers (Asylum, #63). Why do you want to make it difficult for those poor people just trying to survive? Hard-working Nepalis may now be exposed, thanks to your article. Give people a chance. What is Mr Raut doing in England anyway? What's his status? Did he buy certificates from a neigbouring country or were his parents in a position to influence decisions? Did he borrow money to make his bank statements look healthy or had he a letter from a bank manager who was his next-door neighbour. Perhaps Mr Raut isn't Nepali after all, and has something against Nepalis. Whatever it is, he probably had to bend the truth to be able to stay in the UK. We would really like to know what Mr Raut's and your paper's motives were in doing such an inconsiderate and foolish thing.

Muna Pandey
via email

Jitendra Raut is with the BBC Nepali Service, London. -Ed.