BIRATNAGAR, June 14 -- Jogbani customs point remained closed on Thursday due to a dispute between the security personnel of Indian Shasatra Seema Bal (SSB) and agents at Jogbani Customs.
On Wednesday night, customs agent Kailu Yadav was manhandled by the SSB men as he was trying to diffuse a heated argument between the security personnel and an Indian driver. The SSB men had beaten up the driver at the customs point. The agents halted works at the customs in protest of the incident.
Maniram Paudel, information officer at the Biratnagar Customs, said the customs reopened only after 6pm. Hundreds of trucks were left stranded on the Indian side due to the resulting blockade. The SSB had also stopped movement of empty goods carriers to India ...