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Nepal denied claims of Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists entering Bihar via Kathmandu, stating that they flew to Kuala Lumpur.
The police said these terrorists crossed into poll-bound Bihar last week. (X)
Nepal on Friday denied the claims about the entry of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists into Bihar through Kathmandu, saying that they had already left the country for Malaysia.
The clarification came a day after the Bihar Police Headquarters (PHQ) issued a statewide high alert following intelligence inputs about the entry of JeM terrorists into the poll-bound state through Nepal.
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As per the India Today report citing Nepal Police, the Immigration Department and the Kathmandu Airport Authority, the three individuals, identified as Hasnain Ali, a resident of Rawalpindi, Adil Hussain of Umarkot and Mohammad Usman of Bahawalpur, flew from Kathmandu to Kuala Lumpur on separate flights at different times.
Nepal Immigration spokesperson Tikaram Dhakal informed that Ali and Hussain arrived in the country on August 8 on Pakistani passports, while Usman arrived on August 10, the report added. Authorities further said that Ali and Hussain left for Kuala Lumpur from Kathmandu on August 15 while Usman flew on August 24.
The police, however, didn’t confirm whether the three suspected terrorists entered the Indian territory during their time in Nepal.
Earlier on Thursday, the Bihar Police issued a high alert of suspected infiltration of three terrorists from Pakistan in the poll-bound state via Nepal.
The police have circulated their names, photographs, and passport details to border districts for verification and enhanced surveillance.
With the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, security agencies are on heightened alert over the possibility of a terror strike in the state.
Sources said that senior police officials have been briefed on the situation, and instructions have been issued to all district intelligence units to intensify monitoring, collect field inputs, and act promptly against any suspicious activity.
Bihar’s 729-kilometre-long open border with Nepal makes it a major infiltration hotspot.
Seven districts of the state directly share this frontier, posing significant challenges for round-the-clock surveillance. Adding to the vulnerability, the Bangladesh border is only about 20 km away from the Kishanganj district.
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