India and Nepal on Friday conducted a joint combing operation and patrolling along the international border after New Delhi received inputs about suspected terrorists from Pakistan present in the Himalayan nation.
India’s Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and the Armed Police Force (APF) of Nepal are engaged in searching for the suspects by conducting checking operations in the dense forests with their weapons.
The operation was carried out in the no-man’s land area at the India-Nepal international border.
“During joint patrolling, soldiers from Nepal are with us in the fight against terrorism. We have very good relations with the Nepali forces. Every month, coordination meetings of the border forces of both countries are held. They are sharing their intelligence with us and we are sharing ours with them so that the suspects can be identified,” SSB Commandant Ganga Singh told India Today TV.
He said there is a markaz in Nepalgunj where people from Pakistan come for special functions. “If something goes wrong, then these people inform us,” he added.
Speaking about the intel inputs of a possible terror attack in Ayodhya, Singh said any place can be targeted by Pakistani terrorists and that Nepali forces are continuously cooperating with the SSB.
The SSB forces are also keeping an eye on the Nepal border from watch towers and ready to handle any crisis with their INSAS guns.
India and Nepal share a border spanning more than 1,700 km, but there is no fencing along the boundary lines. Hence, Indian and Nepali soldiers have been deployed on both sides of the border to keep an eye on any suspicious movements.
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