"We have not issued any directions to our field units to shut down any border crossing points. None of the points have been closed by us," SSB Director General B D Sharma told PTI when asked if the border points have been shut by them.
Reports from Nepal said that India closed three border trade points with Nepal and restricted movement at another crossing after an Indian national was killed in police firing during Madhesi protests against Nepal's new Constitution.
The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) guards the 1,751 km long frontier with Nepal.
Sharma said though the situation on the border is "tense" his personnel are keeping an effective vigil.
"We are monitoring the situation very closely in coordination with Nepalese security forces and agencies," he said.
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