As per reports, the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) that guards the India-Nepal border has heightened surveillance across the border areas as of Thursday (11 September).

• The SSB had caught about 60 people including a Bangladeshi national from various locations, most of which are Nepalese who are suspected of having escaped during jailbreaks during the unrest.
• SSB troops caught them from border points in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal over the last two days.
• They have been handed over to the respective state police forces and are being questioned.
• A Bangladeshi national has also been apprehended from the Musharwa border post in Bihar’s West Champaran district.
• The SSB is in touch with its Nepalese counterpart. They have also undertaken joint patrols with them apart from independent flag marches in the border areas.
• Genuine nationals of the two countries, carrying valid IDs, are being allowed to cross the border.