Indian cops keep vigil on Communist Party of Bhutan

Assam, September 20: Security along the Indo-Bhutan border has been tightened following reports of movement of Bhutanese Maoists from camps in Nepal into Bhutan through Indian territory, official sources said  Wednesday quoted Press Trust of India (PTI).

Seema Sashatra Bal (SSB) has intensified patrolling along the border and a strict vigil was being maintained to prevent the movement of Maoists through Assam's border with Bhutan.

Security was further tightened in view of the March 2008 elections in Bhutan as there are apprehensions that the Maoists may aid the Communist Party of Bhutan to create disturbances during the elections. Bhutan News Service