Issuing a statement on Wednesday further claimed that the incident took place in Indian territory and reports on Nepali media are inaccurate.
“A patrol team of SSB came across a few smugglers inside the Indian territory across the Sunsari district of Nepal. When challenged, the smugglers and their accomplices attacked the patrol team and injured one constable,” the embassy described the incident in the statement, “An SSB personnel fired in the air in self-defense, following which the smugglers dispersed. The incident took place inside the Indian territory and no Nepali citizen was injured.”
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The embassy said the Indian government will continue to facilitate supplies to Nepal and while doing so, SSB will continue to maintain order and security at the India-Nepal border.
