01-18-2005, 11:42 PM
Nepal's rebels planning to set up bases in India: Minister<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Quoting intelligence reports, he said some of Nepal's Maoist leaders were in touch with the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), a rebel group fighting for an independent homeland in Assam.
"We have put our soldiers on full alert along the border with Nepal and have decided to double the strength of border guards and increase the number of check posts to prevent infiltration of guerrillas from Nepal," Jaiswal said.
India and Nepal share a 1,800-km unfenced border.
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"We have put our soldiers on full alert along the border with Nepal and have decided to double the strength of border guards and increase the number of check posts to prevent infiltration of guerrillas from Nepal," Jaiswal said.
India and Nepal share a 1,800-km unfenced border.
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