Indo-Nepal border to remain closed from March 2 midnight ahead of Nepal polls

admin — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Border Security Measures at Panitanki near the Indo-Nepal border in the Darjeeling district. File
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The India-Nepal border will remain closed from midnight of March 2 to midnight of March 5 in view of the general elections scheduled in Nepal on March 5, officials said on Friday (February 27, 2026).

Sudhir Sharma, in charge of the Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Rupaidiha, Bahraich, told PTI that Nepal’s Ministry of Home Affairs has issued an official communication dated February 26 regarding the closure.

According to the letter, all border outposts along the entire stretch of Banke district adjoining India will remain closed from 12 a.m. on the intervening night of March 2 and 3 till 12 a.m. on March 5 to ensure that the election process is conducted in a free, fair, fearless and credible environment.

Mr. Sharma said that the import and export of goods through the ICP would remain suspended during the period, but the movement of essential medicines and other critical commodities will not be stopped.

Commandant Ganga Singh Udawat of the 42nd Battalion of Sashastra Seema Bal said instructions have been issued to enforce “restricted movement” at the border from the night of March 2 till the night of polling on March 5, following a communication from the Nepal administration.

He said additional vigilance is already being maintained at the border, and people are being allowed to cross only after thorough checking and verification of identity documents. Citizens of both the countries have been advised to avoid crossing the border during the restricted period unless absolutely necessary.

Mr. Udawat added that a large number of Nepali voters reside in India for employment and business purposes. Such voters, as well as seriously ill patients and essential goods, may be allowed across the border under the supervision of security forces.

Published – February 27, 2026 06:29 pm IST

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2 Pak Nationals Among 3 Arrested By UP Cops For Planning Terror Activities

admin — Thu, 04 Apr 2024 17:49:36 +0000

Fake Indian documents, Pakistani documents, and passports were recovered from them (Representational)

Lucknow:

The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Thursday arrested near the Nepal border three men who were allegedly planning to “commit terror activities in India”, according to officials.

The trio included two Pakistani nationals and were carrying forged Indian identity proofs, a statement released by the ATS said. “Acting on an intelligence input that some terrorists with an aim to commit terror activities in India are going to enter via Indo-Nepal border, a team of Gorakhpur ATS unit was put on alert. The unit on Thursday arrested three accused while entering India via the Indo-Nepal border,” the statement read.

The accused have been identified as Mohammad Altaf Bhatt, a resident of Rawalpindi in Pakistan, Sayyed Gajnafar, a native of Islamabad and Nasir Ali, a resident of Jammu and Kashmir, it said.

The trio were arrested at the Indo-Nepal border in Sonauli in the Maharajganj district, the statement added.

Altaf Bhatt came in contact with Gajnafar in Kathmandu where they got forged Indian documents including Adhaar cards. They then met Ali who was tasked with getting Bhatt and Gajmafar to Kashmir via the Indo-Nepal border, the statement read.

“Mohammad Altaf Bhatt told ATS officials that he was trained at a Hizbul Mujahideen camp of Muzaffarabad with the support of ISI with an intention to liberate Kashmir from India. Bhatt was headed to Jammu and Kashmir on the direction of the ISI to conduct terror activities,” the statement said.

The ATS recovered fake Indian documents, Pakistani documents, and passports from their possession, the officials said.

An FIR has been registered against the trio under Sections 420 (cheating), 120B (criminal conspiracy), 121A (waging or attempting to wage war or abetting waging of war, against the Government of India) of the Indian Penal Code. Further investigation is underway, they said.

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