Movement of Coronavirus suspects from Nepal to India: Intel wing of Sashastra Seema Bal

New Delhi: Suspected coronavirus positive Indian Muslim nationals are being pushed from Nepal to India, the Intel (intelligence) wing of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), a paramilitary force, has said, alerting the government and security agencies.

SSB, under Ministry of Home Affairs, guards the 2450 km long Indo-Nepal and Indo- Bhutan border and is spread along the International border across Uttarakhand, UP, Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.

The intelligence wing of the force alerted District Magistrate of Bihar’s West Champaran district and Superintendent of Police of Bettiah on April 3. The force stated there is an input regarding movement of suspected Corona positive Indian Muslim nationals from Nepal to India.

The Sashastra Seema Bal top officers have stated that the letter was issued to the local authorities.

IANS reviewed the missive addressed to District Magistrate of Bihar’s West Champaran district. It stated, “Input received from very reliable sources that one person named Jalim Mukhiya, resident of Jagannathpur under Serwa police station in Parsa district in Nepal, is planning to spread Corona pandemic in India.”

The letter pointed that the accused is involved in smuggling of arms and fake Indian currency notes from Nepal to India.

The Intel (intelligence) sleuths alerted that Mukhiya has taken responsibility to cross Indian Muslim nationals working in different Muslim countries during the lockdown.

“As per sources, around 200 Indian Muslim nationals (working in Muslim countries) along with five to six Pakistani nationals have arrived in Nepal via Kathmandu and presently residing in mosque/madarsas at villages Chandanbasra and Khairwa in Nepal,” the letter stated.

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