Patna, Aug. 28 -- The Bihar Police Headquarters (PHQ) issued a statewide high alert following intelligence inputs about the entry of Pakistan-based terrorists into the poll-bound state through Nepal.

Sources told CNN-News18 that three suspected members of the Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed infiltrated Bihar through the Nepal border. They have been identified as Hasnain Ali of Rawalpindi, Adil Hussain of Umerkot, and Mohammad Usman of Bahawalpur, according to the Bihar Police.

Intelligence reports suggest that the trio arrived in Kathmandu in the second week of August and crossed into Bihar during the third week of the month. With the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, security agencies are on heightened alert over the pos...