Undertrials Flee Nepal Prison; Nabbed By SSB While Entering India

Patna: The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) took around 10 people into custody along the Indo-Nepal border in Bihar while they were attempting to enter India after fleeing from a prison in Nepal.

Those nabbed, including two from Bihar, were undertrials lodged at the Jaleswar prison in Nepal. They fled after a jailbreak amid the ongoing violence in the country , officials said.

The SSB handed them over to Bittha More and Sursand police stations of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.
The incident was confirmed by Manoj Kumar, the SHO of Bittha police station. He said that seven inmates, including one Mohan Kumar from Hajipur in Bihar’s Vaishali, have been put behind bars. Sursand SHO Dhananjay Kumar Pandey said three prisoners, including one Guddu Kumar of Motihari district, have been detained till further orders.

States with borders with Nepal have started taking steps to prevent any spillover of the violence into India. The Bihar government has decided to stop the Indo-Nepal Kathmandu Maitri bus service till further orders.

The Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments have also directed their respective police forces to stay on high alert along all border districts. Additional police force has been deployed in the region to prevent any untoward incident close to the border.

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has also directed the SSB to remain in a state of high alert along the border that allows free passage for citizens of both countries.

At least 21 people were killed and hundreds injured in clashes that erupted in Nepal since Monday. The parliament House, supreme court and lion palace – the oldest palace in Asia – have been set ablaze. Several leaders have fled the country while others have sought protection in Army camps.

The Nepal Army took control of the situation since Tuesday night. A restrictive order has been imposed from 6 am to 5 pm on Wednesday. It will be followed by a curfew till 6 am on Thursday. This will continue till the situation returns to normal.