Maharajganj (UP), Mar 20 (PTI) A 37-year-old Bangladeshi national was arrested from the Indo-Nepal border here on Monday for allegedly trying to cross over into India without valid documents, a senior official said.

Riyaz Molal, who was on his way to India from Nepal, was arrested without valid documents by a joint team of the Sashastra Seema Bal and the police in the Nichlaul area, Superintendent of Police Mahrajganj Dr Kaustubh said.

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A case has been registered and the intelligence bureau has been informed about the matter, the SP added.

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