India-Nepal security personnel intensify monitoring to curb cross-border infiltration

(UNI) Security personnel from both Nepal and India have intensified monitoring at 20 border points to curb infiltration along the 83-kilometre open border between Bardiya in the Himalayan nation and India, an offical said.

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The majority of this stretch runs adjacent to India’s Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary and dense forest areas, which are considered high-risk zones.

“Joint patrols are being carried out in the no-man's-land by Nepal’s Armed Police Force (APF), Nepal Police, and India’s Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB),” said Rudradevi Sharma, chief district officer of Bardiya, The Kathmandu Post reported.