Patna, Aug. 28 -- Security agencies in Bihar have issued a high alert after receiving inputs about the infiltration of three Pakistani terrorists linked to the banned outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) through Nepal. Police have released sketches of the suspects and circulated their passport details across border districts.

The terrorists have been identified as Hasnain Ali of Rawalpindi, Adil Hussain of Umarkot, and Mohammad Usman of Bahawalpur. According to intelligence inputs, they arrived in Kathmandu in the second week of August and crossed into Bihar last week.

With the state heading into assembly elections later this year, security has been tightened, particularly in sensitive areas along the Indo-Nepal border.

The alert comes in the...