Security organs to constitute joint border monitoring mechanism
Kathmandu, November 17: The eighth annual Nepal-India border security coordination meeting between the Armed Police Force of Nepal and Sashastra Seema Bal of India started on Saturday, November 16, and discussed curbing cross-border crime between the two nations.
The Indian side blamed Nepal for the illegal movement of Chinese and Pakistani nationals to India, whereas, the Nepali side blamed for the entrance of Bangali and Rohingya people into Nepal. Hence, to curb such activities in the Nepal-India borders, security officials from both countries participating in the meeting agreed to form a joint monitoring mechanism between the two security forces.
APF Inspector General Raju Aryal and Director General of the SSB, India, Amrit Mohan Prasad lead the joint meeting being concluded tomorrow (Monday).
Both sides discussed boundary, border, human trafficking, checking cross-border criminal activities and coordination between the two agencies in border areas, said the Home Ministry spokesman.
People’s News Monitoring Service.
