Kathmandu, April 13
Minister of Home Affairs Ram Bahadur Thapa today asked the Armed Police Force to deploy non-essential staff posted in hilly and mountainous area to districts in Tarai region to monitor the East-West border areas.
The order comes in a bid to control the spread of COV- ID-19 inside the country as people travelling from India might bring the virus inside the country. The ministry also said more Nepal Police personnel from such areas can be transferred to the border area in the coming days.
Minister Thapa, had conveyed this to APF Chief Shailendra Khanal through Home Secretary Maheshwor Neupane today, after three Indian citizens who travelled to country tested positive for COVID-19.
Deputy Inspector General Prabin Kumar Shrestha, also spokesperson for the APF, said they were ready to a
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