Kolkata, July 17 (IANS) In a major operation, the Border Intelligence Team (BIT) of the 41Bn Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), Ranidanga, seized three suspected foreign‑origin diamonds and apprehended two persons along the India–Nepal border on Thursday. “During a routine check at New Mechi Bridge around 4.25 pm, a Maruti Suzuki WagonR bearing registration number WB‑73L4869, going from India to Nepal, was stopped. There were two people in the car. The baggage of both persons was scanned and phy…
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Kolkata, July 15 (IANS) Two residents of Sikkim were apprehended by a Border Intelligence Team (BIT) of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) along the India-Nepal border on Wednesday while trying to cross into the neighbouring country with Rs 9.74 lakh in Indian currency. The seized cash was unaccounted for and had not been declared at the customs checkpost. A senior SSB official said that around 4.25 pm, while the BIT was performing routine checking duty at New Mechi Bridge, Panitanki (in north Bengal…
Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) seized large sums of Indian currency along the India-Nepal border in Siliguri, West Bengal, officials said on Wednesday. The money was seized on Tuesday in two interceptions and was being taken to Nepal without any proper documentation.Two persons — an Indian and a Nepali citizen — have been detained and handed over to the Customs department for further legal proceedings.Large sums of money being taken to Nepal have to be disclosed at the bo…