Growing smuggling exposes security lapses at Nepal-India border point at Krishnanagar

Security officials point to lack of modern tools and equipment. Local residents say lapses are reminiscent of the porous border conditions a decade ago.

It was around 2pm on October 16. A woman passed through a Nepali security check post at Krishnanagar border point and entered the Indian town of Badhani. Finding her activities suspicious, the Seema Suraksha Bal (SSB) personnel frisked her and confiscated 910 grams of hashish. The woman, who identified herself as Mina from Siddharthanagar, India, claimed during interrogation that she was just a porter and brought the contraband from Nepal, and that she smuggled hashish to India from the same border point (Krishnanagar) three-four times earlier as well.