Alert sounded in Bihar over concerns about absconding terrorists

An alert has been sounded across Bihar, particularly along areas bordering Nepal, following intelligence inputs that the three militants who escaped from a New Delhi hospital might try to leave the country through the border areas in the state.

"We have alerted all the police stations across the state.... Policemen are keeping a watch in the areas located in the districts bordering Nepal," director general of police Anand Shankar said today.

The Union home ministry in a letter to the Bihar government had informed about the intelligence inputs about the escape routes of the militants, who carry a cash reward of Rs50,000 each on their head, official sources said.

The militants had fled from the hospital on January 2.

The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security has alerted all the airports in Bihar, and banned the entry of visitors inside the Jayaprakash Narayan International Airport in Patna and Gaya international Airport ahead of Republic Day.

The Union home ministry had recently asked all security agencies concerned to heighten security at important government installations, they said.