Nepal, Aug. 18 -- An Indian Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) team has detained a Somali national near the Nepal-India border in Bihar's Motihari district after his movements in the area reportedly raised suspicion.

The 20th Battalion of the SSB detained the man, identified as Kafi Ali, alias Hasi Ali, on Monday evening in Baidyanathpur, a border area adjoining Ishnath Municipality of Rautahat.

According to SSB sources, Ali had traveled by bus from the Indian border town of Ghodasahan to Baidyanathpur. His movements in the area prompted the security team to increase surveillance, and he was later detained on suspicion that he was preparing to cross into Nepal.

Security officials said they recovered INR 25,000 in cash, a mobile phone, a microp...