The route, though not designated as such, had been used in the past by former Kashmiri militants to return. In 2010, the then J&K government announced a rehabilitation policy for former Kashmiri militants, who had crossed over to Pakistan from 1989-2009. Only a few former militants returned via the Nepal route in the past three years. Route could be misusedOn Monday a senior Home Ministry official said, “We have scrapped the plan to legalise the Nepal route. Since the former militants reach Nepal on a fake passport and fake documents, we cannot allow them into India.

Source: The Hindu May 15, 2017 16:07 UTC