JHAPA: Home Minister Sudhan Gurung met with the officials of the district-based security agencies to take note of the border security situation and the areas affected by wild elephants.

Home Minister Gurung, who arrived in Jhapa on Sunday night had a meeting with Chief District Officer Shivaram Gelal, Chief Superintendent of Police of District Police Office Jhapa Basundhara Khadka, Superintendent of Police of Armed Police Force Ambika Prasad Joshi and Chief of National Investigation Department in Jhapa Umesh Pandey.

During the meeting, discussions were held with the security agencies on the overall security situation of the district, border management, smuggling control, drug trafficking, human trafficking and other contemporary security challenges.

Later today, Home Minister Gurung visited the elephant-affected area of Bahundangi in Mechinagar Municipality-4.

During the travel, he also reached Santapur in Buddhashanti Rural Municipality-6, and met Aniket Chaulagain, who was injured during the Gen-Z movement, and inquired about his health condition.

Home Minister Gurung inspected the Jorsimal Checkpost of the Armed Police Force Nepal in Ittabhatta, Mechinagar Municipality-7.

He then reached the Kakarbhitta border post in Mechinagar-6 and conducted an on-site monitoring of the overall security arrangements at the border post and the passenger check-in booth. Gurung inspected the Mechi Customs Office and inquired about the revenue collection, customs management, and the movement of people through the border post.