Nepal Releases 13 SSB Jawans Being Detained For Crossing Border

29 November, New Delhi

The 13 Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) jawans, who were detained by the Nepalese border guarding force for crossing the Indo-Nepal border earlySunday, have been released.

SSB Inspector General (Operations) Deepak Kumar said in New Delhi that the patrol team led by a Sub-inspector was on vigil in the area as the force had seized about 1,500 litres of diesel being allegedly smuggled to the other side.

After having witnessed suspicious activity along a border post, two SSB jawans followed the alleged smugglers after which the rest of the party went in.

The SSB jawans were later released following a border meet between field commanders of the two sides