The decision was taken at the 16th DIG-level coordination meeting between the Armed Police Force Nepal and the Indian Border Security Force held in Biratnagar, Morang district on Magh 23.
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The Armed Police Force Nepal has decided to close the Nepal-India border 72 hours before the House of Representatives elections to be held on March 21.
The decision was taken at the 16th DIG-level coordination meeting between the Armed Police Force Nepal and the Indian Border Security Force held in Biratnagar, Morang district on Magh 23. The meeting discussed issues such as border security, information exchange, control of illegal entry of third-country nationals, human trafficking, counterfeit currency, arms and drug trafficking, informed Armed Police Force spokesperson Deputy Inspector General Bishnu Prasad Bhatta. According to him, the two sides also discussed issues such as protection of border posts, passenger facilitation, joint patrols, disaster relief exercises and conducting mutual sports activities.
Similarly, potential border checkpoints will be identified and the threat from them will be assessed, the activities of refugees and migrants will be monitored, and various levels of police checks and barricades will be set up.
DSP Shailendra Thapa, Joint Spokesperson of the Armed Police Force Nepal, said that the issues of strictly controlling the infiltration by criminal elements and completely banning the sale, distribution and consumption of alcoholic beverages in the border area were also discussed.
In the meeting, Deputy Inspector General of Armed Police Kumar Neupane, Battalion Commander of Armed Police Force Nepal No. 1 Barah Bahini Headquarters, Sunsari, said that the border is not just a line between two countries but a symbol of friendship. DIG Saroj Kumar Thakur of the Indian SSB expressed his commitment to make the Nepal-India border area stronger and stronger in the coming days.
The meeting was attended by Inspector Generals of Armed Police Anjani Kumar Pokhrel, Dipendra Shah, Krishna Dhakal and Manish Thapa, along with DIGs Saroj Kumar Thakur, Manjit Singh, Suresh Subramaniam, Rajesh Tikku and Manish Kumar from the Indian SSB.
