Nepal has settled at least 20 Rohingya families in its Rupandehi district which is along the country’s border with India, a report in Hindi daily Live Hindustan says.

According to the report, some Rohingyas had moved to Nepal’s Kathmandu from India after which the authorities in the Himalayan nation have moved some of these families to areas along the border with India. This has alarmed Indian agencies, which are monitoring the movement of Rohingyas in the region.

This report comes soon after a report in Zee News said the intelligence agencies have reported to the Union Home Ministry that Rohingya Muslims living in India have started to migrate to Nepal. The report also mentions that Islamic organisations of Nepal are funding the settling of the Rohingyas in Nepal.

According to a detailed Zee News report, a senior official from the ministry has stated that there is an urgent need to keep a close watch on the movement of such Rohingyas.

The report mentions that 378 Rohingyas have moved to Nepal. Some of them are in touch with real estate brokers to buy land in Nepal. The matter is of concern to India.

Zee News report says: