APF set up four additional BOPs along southern border area

Kathmandu - The Armed Police Force (APF) deployed for border security on Thursday established four Border Outposts (BOPs) in different areas along the southern border belt. In a bid to ramp up security along the border areas, Armed Police has set up the BOPs in Purnabas municiplaity-10 Dodha, Belauri municiplaity-2, Thapachowk, ward-10 Bhuda of the same municipality and Mahakali municipality-

1, Bailbanda in Kanchanpur district. Deputy Inspector General and battalion commander of APF Number 7 Battalion Hari Shanker Budhathoki inaugurated all four BOPs. On the occasion, he said the setup of the BOPs would be a strategic move to check infiltration of Indians from border points. Each BOP has been deployed with 35 APF personnel under the command of Inspector.