DARCHULA: A 15-member team of the Armed Police Force has been dispatched from the APF border security battalion in Darchula to secure the north­ern border with China, after it was reported that the Indi­an side had unilaterally con­structed four bridges over the Mahakali river. The APF team aims to secure the area in the wake of the construction of the new bridges, head of the battal­ion Ambika Prasad Joshi said. The team led by sub-inspector Rajendra Chand will take stock of the situation and also check any illegal activities including smuggling, Joshi added. RSS