Maharajganj: Border Security Force personnel have recovered a large consignment of peas being smuggled on the Indo-Nepal border under Nichlaul police station of Maharajganj district. After which the SSB jawans took the drivers of two pickup trucks into custody and after questioning handed them over to the customs. SSB had received information that smugglers were going to take dry peas from India to Nepal in a pickup, after which SSB took this action. While narrating, Border Security Force Jhulnipur in-charge Sub Inspector Jawaharlal Rai said that he had received information through an informer. At night, near Matra village, smugglers are going to take dry peas from India to Nepal in a pickup. Taking this seriously, Jawaharlal Rai formed a special checkpoint team and deployed it on the border after giving necessary instructions.
Attempt to cross Indo Nepal border at 12:00 pm
At around 12:00 in the night, the team deployed at the border noticed that some lights were coming from the vehicles. Who have moved from India to Nepal. Seeing this, the special Naka team became alert and signaled the vehicles to stop with the torch light when they came closer. Seeing the soldiers, the pickup driver stopped the vehicle and started running away. But the already alert Naka team surrounded them. Caught you. The persons caught during interrogation by the Border Security Force personnel gave their name as Ranjan Srivastava son of Toofani age 19 years address Piprahwa post Odwalia police station Thoothibari district Maharajganj and the other person gave his name as Saif Ali son of Mirajuddin age 19 years village Badhaipurwa post Meghauli police station Nichlaul district Maharajganj. Told. SSB has recovered 167 sacks of dry peas from them, two pickups whose number is UP56 AT 4691 and the other vehicle number UP56 AT 5324.
Report: Kumar Pradeep