Archive · 29 Jan 2026
SSB Seizes Rs 22.5 Lakh, 18 Buffaloes on India-Nepal Border
The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), a border security force in India, stopped a car near the India-Nepal border and found Rs 22.5 lakh inside.
They seized the money and the car, and arrested four people who were in the vehicle.
The next day, the SSB found 18 buffaloes in a truck that was being driven along a highway.
The truck driver left the vehicle and ran away.
The SSB thinks the money was going to be taken to Nepal, and the buffaloes were being smuggled from one place to another.
SSB seized Rs 22.5 lakh from a car near the India-Nepal border at Panitanki.
Four individuals were arrested in connection with the seized cash.
The 41st battalion of SSB recovered 18 buffaloes from a truck on Wednesday morning.
The truck was abandoned by the driver between Kestopur and Jungli Baba Mandir.
The cattle were suspected to be smuggled from Naxalbari to Siliguri.
- Who
- Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) personnel and four individuals (Amar Bahadur Thapa, Raju Kausila, Bhim Bahadur Kausila, Prem Kumar Sanyasi)
- What
- Seizure of Rs 22.5 lakh and 18 buffaloes
- When
- Tuesday evening and Wednesday early morning
- Where
- Panitanki, India-Nepal border and Naxalbari to Siliguri along Asian Highway 2
- Why
- Suspected smuggling of cash to Nepal and cattle smuggling
- Amount Seized
- Rs 22.5 lakh
- Location
- Panitanki, India-Nepal border
- Date
- Tuesday evening
- Number of People Arrested
- 4
- Number of Buffaloes Seized
- 18
- Vehicle Used
- Car and truck
- SSB Battalion Involved
- 41st battalion