British rickshaw adventurers facing Indian jail threat after trek

By Nick Meo

Ten British adventurers are facing the prospect of being locked up as illegal aliens at the end of a 2,800 mile rickshaw journey from Katmandu in Nepal to Madras in southern India.
The ten were taking part in a 15-day trip organised by a Bristol-based company called the Rickshaw Run which promises "adventures on three wheels" for charity fundraisers.
But they got more adventure than they had bargained for after discovering they could not leave India because they did not have an entry stamp in their passports.
Douglas Bell, 26, a publisher from Newcastle, said that at first the group had thought their problem was a bit of a joke but in the last couple of days have become increasingly worried.