Pahalgam attack: Security beefed up at India-Nepal border in UP’s Maharajganj

Maharajgunj, Apr 23: Security has been heightened along the India-Nepal border in Sonauli here in the wake of the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, officials said on Wednesday.

The Uttar Pradesh Police, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), and intelligence agencies are working in tandem to prevent the possible movement of terrorists, and strict identity checks are now mandatory at all border crossings, Superintendent of Police (SP) Somendra Meena said.

“We are on high alert and conducting thorough checks of suspicious individuals and vehicles with the aid of dog squads in congested areas and along the border,” Meena said.