Bihar’s Home Secretary has forwarded to the Union Home Ministry a letter sent by the District Magistrate of West Champaran warning that around 200 Indian Muslims, believed to be COVID-19 infected, are likely to cross the Indo-Nepal border into India.
“We’ve forwarded the letter to the Union Home Ministry and everything is under investigation,” Amir Subhani told journalists.
The State’s Director General of Police Gupteshwar Pandey said the letter was written based on verified information, but there was no evidence yet on the ground. “We’re in touch with our district superintendents in border areas and keeping a strict vigil on movement of people,” he said.
In the “confidential” letter (No: 1250, dated April 7, 2020) the District Magistrate Kundan Kumar asked his sub-ordinate officials