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The Maitri bridge crosses the border between Birgunj in Nepal and Raxaul in India. This news item is filed under India because the seizure was made by Indian police and the Sashastra Seema Bal, and the arrested man was taken to Haraiya police station in Raxaul. The report's dateline, Rautahat, is where its correspondent is based.
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Ratopati's English page for the same story ([1]) is a machine translation that renders the Sashastra Seema Bal as "Armed Border Force". This news item follows the Nepali original.
Attribution
The route through Makwanpur, Bara and Parsa is the police's preliminary account as reported by Ratopati. No Indian outlet's report was found.
These notes were recorded when the news item was prepared. Éloise 21:50, 4 October 2026 (+07)