LUCKNOW: Amid rising tensions along the border following Operation Sindoor, Pakistani and Bangladesh infiltrators may plan entry into India via Nepal, official sources said on Thursday.As per the sources, around 35 infiltrators are suspected to attempt illegal entry, prompting authorities to sound high alert on Indo-Nepal border, particularly near Rupaidih area in Bahraich district. Following intelligence inputs, security has been tightened along the Indo-Nepal border in Bahraich, Gonda and Balrampur districts.In response, the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) has declared high alert, deploying over 1,700 personnel for intensive combing operations in the forests bordering Nepal. Additionally, the SSB has deployed 9,000 personnel across key districts including Pilibhit, Bahraich, Shravasti, Balrampur, Siddharthnagar, and Maharajganj.As a result, double patrolling is being conducted in those areas.Thorough checking campaigns are underway at all crossing points, with enhanced screening of every individual entering from Nepal.
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