Intelligence agencies alerted Bihar authorities about three Pakistani terrorists entering through Nepal. Vehicle checks are underway in border areas. Police stations are on high alert. A reward of Rs 50,000 is offered for information. The terrorists, identified as Hasnain, Adil, and Usman, arrived in Kathmandu in August. They are suspected to have entered Bihar through Araria district.
NEW DELHI: At least three Pakistani terrorists entered Bihar suspiciously through the Nepal border, prompting intelligence agencies to alert the authorities in the poll-bound state. The Bihar Police said that vehicle checks are going on in border areas, and police stations of the districts have been alerted. A reward of Rs 50,000 has also been announced for those who report them to the police.”Today, intelligence agencies had issued an input and we are working on it and highly alert. Vehicle checks are going on in border areas. All police personnel and police stations of the district have been alerted. A reward of Rs 50000 has been announced on the three suspects. People have been urged to report them to the police if they see them anywhere… We are fully alert,” Motihari SP Swarn Prabhat told news agency ANI. Police also released the passport photos of the wanted terrorists. The trio hails from Rawalpindi, Umerkot, and Bahawalpur, which is also infamous for sheltering terror bases and training Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists. Notably, Rawalpindi and Bahawalpur are two of the several spots in Pakistan that India targeted under Operation Sindoor.
Passport linked to the terrorists
Bihar police headquarters has issued a high alert to all district police and has also sent them the names and photos of the terrorists, sources in the police headquarters said on Thursday. According to sources, all of them reached Bihar via Nepal. Photos of Pakistani terrorists Hasnain, Adil, and Usman have been released and sent to all district police. Hasnain is from Rawalpindi, Adil from Umerkot, and Usman from Bahawalpur in Pakistan, sources said. It is suspected that the three terrorists might have entered Bihar from Nepal through Araria district. An investigation is currently under way.Sources said, all three terrorists arrived in Kathmandu in the second week of August and entered Bihar last week. There is also a concern that these terrorists might carry out an attack in some part of the country.
