Man held in Uttar Pradesh's Balrampur for attempting to cross India-Nepal border illegally

The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) arrested a man at the India-Nepal border in Uttar Pradesh's Balrampur district when he was attempting to enter Nepal using fake documents on Tuesday, officials said.

Circle Officer (Tulsipur) Jitendra Kumar said during a checking at the Koilabas border on Tuesday to curb illegal activities in view of the festivals, soldiers of the SSB's 9th Battalion stopped a suspect who claimed to be Sundar KC, a citizen of Nepal's Gulmi district.

Upon checking, several documents on the suspect were found to be fake.

The Circle Officer said that based on the complaint of a sub-inspector of the SSB's 9th Battalion, a case was registered at the Jarwa police station.