Illegal crossing of Indo-Nepal border in Pithoragarh has forces worried
Hindustan TimesThe recent drowning of a 33-year-old Nepalese national at Indo-Nepal border near Uttarakhand’s Dharchula town in Pithoragarh district has brought the focus back on Nepalese citizens illegally crossing the border to enter India. The SSB personnel deployed in the area also said that they often intercept such illegal border crossing mechanisms at the border in Dharchula and have often raised concerns before their Nepalese counterparts. “The Nepalese citizens often use such improvised river crossing mechanisms using iron wire, locally called- ‘tuin’, “ one SSB personnel said requesting not to be identified. Mahendra Pratap, Commandant SSB Dharchula said, “We have asked Nepal’s Armed Police Force to take action against their people who have been installing such illegal river crossing mechanisms. We have also asked the local administration of Dharchula to take action against some local taxi drivers who are helping the Nepalese citizens in crossing the border illegally,” said Pratap.
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