Tibetans by changing disguises, Burmese, Bhutanese and Bangladeshi citizens by showing fake Aadhaar cards are also entering Nepal easily.
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The Nepal-India open border is causing serious security challenges as well as easy movement. In particular, illegal entry of foreign nationals from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma (Myanmar) and Tibet through the border areas of eastern Nepal has been observed continuously.
Four of the 13 Bhutanese who were 'deported' from the US on March 13 entered the Beldangi refugee camp in Jhapa illegally. Three of them entered Nepal secretly through the Panitanki checkpoint, while the fourth person was arrested while entering through the Bahundangi checkpoint.
Many other refugees deported from America are entering Nepal in this manner. The local security system seems to be oblivious to this.
Jhapa's 144 km long open border is connected to India. Where there is neither an effective mechanism to control illegal intrusion, nor a technological monitoring system .
'Our security personnel depend on the Indian security personnel,' says local resident Hariprasad Kandel, 'Indians seem serious about this matter, but they are active in collecting money from us.'
The confluence of Nepal, India and Bangladesh borders The ``Siliguri Corridor'' (Chineck Neck) area is becoming a prime and sensitive area for illegal infiltration. Tibetans by changing disguises, Burmese by showing fake Aadhaar cards, Bhutanese who look like Nepalis and Bangladeshi citizens who look like Indians have been entering Nepal easily. Bhutanese have the same face and language as Nepalese, so they can easily penetrate.
India has made one-way 'ID verifications' mandatory for border crossing. Despite that, foreigners are entering Nepal using alternative routes. It has been revealed that they enter through Bahundangi, Nakulbanda, Satighatta and other checkpoints.
Taking advantage of the open border, brokers have been found active both across the border and across the border to allow foreign citizens to enter Nepal. This is confirmed by the incident of Bhutanese youths being charged 10/10 thousand baht per person to enter Nepal.
Similarly, Bangladeshis have been entering Nepal as Indian citizens by showing voter ID cards and fake Aadhaar cards.
Last year, India's Khoribari police found a fake Aadhaar card making factory Not only the raid was done, the gang itself was arrested . The documents recovered from there confirm that the network is active to allow foreign citizens to cross the border illegally.
A few years ago, four Tibetans who were going to Kathmandu in the guise of monks from the Kakdvitta border were arrested at the eastern border. Burmese have also entered Nepal easily by showing Indian documents. Tulsi Bhattarai, head of immigration office Kakdvitta, says, 'It is difficult to distinguish whether someone is illegal or not just by looking at their disguise and language. Especially Indian Bengalis and Bangladeshis are difficult to distinguish.'
In 2078, 14 Rohingya refugees who reached Kathmandu through the eastern border were arrested in Kathmandu.
Bangladeshi choosing an alternative route
After the Mumbai bomb blast, India tightened the transit visa for Bangladeshis . After the Corona epidemic, it was made more strict . After the latest political changes in Bangladesh, the illegal entry of Bangladeshis into Nepal through India has increased dramatically.
They have started entering Nepal through an alternative route. According to Indian police sources, they enter Nepal after entering India illegally.
About 6 months ago, five Bangladeshis were arrested from the India-Bangladesh border near Islampur, and before that dozens were arrested from the Panitanki checkpoint. It has been found that after entering Nepal, they take Nepalese citizenship with fake documents and engage in illegal activities and finally fly to a third country.
Two Bangladeshis who were about to enter Nepal through India were arrested on Monday. Paritosh Chandra Rai and Sukumar Chandra Seal, 32 years old, were arrested by the Indian paramilitary forces at the Nepal-India border crossing. "Bangladeshis trying to enter Nepal are arrested every month," said an Indian security officer, "due to the strictness we have done on the border, the plan to enter Nepal has been failing."
India's security personnel have special security squads and state-of-the-art resources . Facing Nepal, security is checked at Goji Chamer . There is neither an X-ray machine nor a metal detector at such an international checkpoint.
According to Chief District Officer of Jhapa, Gopal Adhikari, even though there is general vigilance at the checkpoint, it is not enough in the face of many people adopting hatakanda. "The latest incident shows that vigilance should be tightened," he says.
According to experts, this series of illegal infiltrations is not only a challenge to Nepal, but also to the security of South Asia as a whole. Its control is not possible without the coordination of technological surveillance at the border, accountability of security personnel and diplomatic mechanisms.
