Nepalese Police have come to the aid of a group of gay and transgender tenants who had been forcibly evicted by their landlord after the 25 April earthquake that shook Nepal.

The tenants had been living in a house in the Lazimpat district of Kathmandu for six years but they experienced financial hardships following the earthquake which killed nearly 9,000 people and fell behind in their rent.

Their landlord responded by padlocking the doors to their rooms and evicting them.

However Nepalese tenancy rules stipulate a landlord must give 35 days notice if they intend to remove tenants and officers from Durbarmarg police station spoke to the landlord on Wednesday and told him he must take back his tenants.

According to Pahichan.com, Nepalese Police official Deepak Giri said his police force was committed to taking action against anybody who breaks the law, regardless of the victim.

Police were able to negotiate a deal between the tenants and the landlord whereby they must be up to date with their rent by 15 June and the landlord has agreed to give them the full 35 days notice if he wants to evict them in future.

A police spokesperson said it was the responsibility of police to assist all Nepalese people affected by the earthquake including LGBTI people.

Nepal is one of the most progressive countries when it comes to LGBTI rights in Asia though its government is yet to implement a Supreme Court of Nepal order that gays and lesbians be allowed to legally marry.