Kathmandu (PTI): Nepal Police on Tuesday arrested at least 250 Tibetan exiles including a woman while they were protesting in front of the Chinese Embassy here.

The arrest comes a day after Chinese Ambassador Jheng Xialing has asked the Nepal government to take severe action against Tibetan demonstrators.

Police arrested the people from a peaceful rally organised by hundreds of Tibetan exiles as they marched towards the Chinese consulate office carrying placards with anti-China slogans, eyewitnesses and officials said.

There were heavy deployment of riot police since morning to prevent anti-China demonstrations. Security has been tightened in front of the Chinese Embassy and its Consulate in the country.