India, Sept. 11 -- GORAKHPUR Security forces foiled an infiltration attempt on Wednesday after 12 jail inmates, who had escaped from prisons in Nepal, were caught while trying to cross into Indian territory in UP. Eight were arrested in Siddharthnagar and four at the Sonauli border in Maharajganj district, said officials.

The arrests were made when the fugitives attempted to cross into India through the Khunwa and Aligarhwa border points. Security checks had been intensified along the Indo-Nepal border following multiple jailbreaks amid ongoing violent protests in Nepal, said superintendent of police (Siddharthnagar) Abhishek Mahajan.

Officials confirmed that among the eight arrested in Siddharthnagar, five were Indian nationals and thr...