New Delhi, April 4 -- With the first round of Lok Sabha elections due within a fortnight time, the Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday directed the State authorities to initiate strict vigil along international borders like India-China, India-Nepal, India-Pakistan in close coordination with security agencies like Border Security Force (BSF), Assam Rifles (AR), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Coast Guard and intelligence wings of Intelligence Bureau and external intelligence agency.

The Commission has directed Central agencies to strict vigil along Indo-Myanmar border by Assam Rifles; Indo Nepal Border by SSB especially in areas having porous border with Nepal; Indo-Bangladesh border and western borders by B...