MAHOTTARI: The border points along the Nepal-India border have been closed for 72 hours, starting Saturday, ahead of the second phase of the Bihar election.

The border points in several districts, including Sarlahi, Mahottari and Rauthat, have been closed for three days. The Mahottari district alone has sealed its eleven border points with India.

“The election that is scheduled to be held on 11 November in Bihar, from the security point of view, we have halted the movement across the border. All the border points along the Mahottari district have been sealed. It will remain closed from 22 Kartik (8 November) till 25 Kartik (11 November). The border point has been closed from 6 PM yesterday to Tuesday evening till 6 PM,” Sanjay Kumar Pokhrel, Assistant Chief District Officer of Mahottari,

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