The clash occurred in the middle of the night while checking people coming towards Nepal on six motorcycles.
Two rounds of aerial firing have been reported during a clash between smugglers and the Armed Police Force near the Nepal-India border in western Nawalparasi.
At around 12 midnight on Wednesday, an attempt was made to attack security personnel while conducting security checks at the Basaiya checkpoint in Pratappur Rural Municipality of the district, and aerial firing was required during the clash, said Santosh Rayamajhi, Chief of Armed Police Force Nepal No. 26 Battalion Headquarters, West Nawalparasi.
The clash occurred while checking six people coming towards Nepal on motorcycles. They were found to be bringing dried fish to Nepal from India. The attempt was made to attack a team including an Armed Police Inspector.
Earlier, six people had an argument, and as the argument escalated, 30/35 more people from India came and started a fight. After firing aerially to control the situation, the people involved in smuggling fled towards India, according to the Armed Police Force.
About 150 kg of dried fish was recovered while fleeing. As elections are currently underway in India, the presence of security personnel at the border checkpoint is low. Taking advantage of this, smuggling has increased at the checkpoint. .
