Bagha (Bihar), September 13
Fearing largescale smuggling of arms to poll-bound Bihar from
neighbouring Nepal, security forces have intensified vigil across the
porous Indo-Nepal border in West Champaran district here.
“Intelligence inputs suggest that innocuous looking curd and milk
containers are being used to smuggle firearms to disturb elections. An
intense vigil by the police and SSB has been mounted along the porous
border,” Sashastra Seema Bal Commandant Aditya Mishra said today.
Pointing out that largescale smuggling of arms by banned CPI
(Maoists) through Susta on the Indo-Nepal border was feared, Mr Mishra
said SSB officials had seized contraband articles worth lakhs of
rupees in the past one week.
All vehicles entering India through the Gandak barrage at Valmiki
Nagar were being thoroughly checked.
Maoists have given a call for a poll boycott and warned people of
dire consequences, Mr Mishra said. — PTI
