Home Minister Sudhan Gurung, who is in Jhapa, has expressed concern over border smuggling, drug smuggling, human trafficking, and the elephant problem in the Bahundangi area.
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Home Minister Sudhan Gurung is on a visit to Jhapa with the aim of making the border security system more effective, understanding the problems of citizens in the border area, and observing the situation in the area affected by wild elephants.
Home Minister Gurung, who arrived in Jhapa on Sunday night, met with the officials of the district-based security committee at Salbari Heritage Villa in Arjundhara Municipality-11 today. Chief District Officer Shivaram Gelal, Chief Superintendent of Police of District Police Office Jhapa Basundhara Khadka, Armed Police Force Nepal No. 2 Battalion Headquarters Armed Police Superintendent Ambika Prasad Joshi, and Chief Deputy Investigation Director of National Investigation Department Jhapa Umesh Pandey were present in the meeting.
The overall security situation of the district, border management, smuggling control, drug trafficking, human trafficking, and other contemporary security challenges were discussed with the security agencies.
Home Minister Gurung left for the elephant-affected area of Bahundangi in Mechinagar Municipality-4 this morning from Salbari. During the same, he reached Buddhashanti Rural Municipality-6 Santapur and met Aniket Chaulagain, who was injured during the Gen-G movement, and inquired about his health condition.
Home Minister Gurung inspected the Jorsimal check post of the Armed Police Force Nepal in Intabhatta, Mechinagar Municipality-7. He also gave necessary instructions to the security agencies to make border security effective.
After reaching the Kakarbhitta checkpoint in Mechinagar-6, he conducted an on-site inspection of the overall security arrangements of the border checkpoint and the passenger check-in booth. Immediately after inspecting the Mechi Customs Office, he inquired about the revenue collection, customs management and the situation of movement through the border checkpoint.
The Home Minister expressed special concern over smuggling, drug smuggling, human trafficking, illegal border activities, and the problem of wild elephants that has been seen in the Bahundangi area for years.
