Overview

• The SSB’s 41st Battalion ‘C’ Company intercepted the individual on July 28 during routine border checks at the Panitanki Trade and Transit Bridge.
• A search uncovered two Swiss passports bearing the names Khamrichang Tsetan Gurme and Sengtsang Karma Jimmy, along with a forged Nepali citizenship card.
• Security and intelligence officers conducted a joint interrogation and the suspect underwent a medical examination following his detention.
• The detainee was transferred to Kharibari police and presented before the Siliguri Sub-Divisional Court for formal legal proceedings on July 29.
• Investigators have launched a deeper inquiry into his reasons for attempting entry into India through the strategically significant Panitanki-Kakarvitta corridor.