Why E US Soldier Is Under Scanner: Highly Trained, Entered India Via Bangladesh, Was Fleeing To Nepal | Exclusive
Why E US Soldier Is Under Scanner: Highly Trained, Entered India Via Bangladesh, Was Fleeing To Nepal | Exclusive Reported By, Edited By Last Updated
Why E US Soldier Is Under Scanner: Highly Trained, Entered India Via Bangladesh, Was Fleeing To Nepal | Exclusive Reported By, Edited By Last Updated: July 13, 2026, 18:59 IST Brown, a highly trained e US Army Man, said he lost his passport in Vietnam, travelled via Bangladesh and entered India illegally. He was heading to Nepal to meet a 'Naz' Rapid Read Jordan Brown with the UP Police officials. (News18) A 36-year-old US national, identified as Jordan Brown and reportedly a former US Army Special Forces (Green Beret) soldier, has been detained near the Indo-Nepal border in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly attempting to cross into Nepal through an unauthorised route. According to the FIR exclusively accessed by CNN-News18, Brown, a resident of California, was intercepted around 10 am on July 11 near Border Pillar No. 516 (22) at Jaiswal Tola, under the jurisdiction of the Sonauli Police Station in Uttar Pradesh’s Maharajganj district. THE DRAMATIC CHASE The FIR states that alert personnel of the 22nd Battalion of the SSB, deployed on border outpost duty, noticed Brown attempting to cross from the Indian side into Nepal through an unauthorised route. When security personnel stopped him and sought his identification documents, he allegedly refused to produce any papers or cooperate with officials.
According to the FIR, Brown then turned around and attempted to flee towards the Indian side in an apparent bid to evade detention. He reportedly ran nearly 30 metres into adjoining agricultural fields before SSB personnel gave chase. The pursuit ended with the assistance of local villagers working in the fields, who helped security personnel apprehend Brown. He was then taken into custody and later handed over to the Uttar Pradesh Police. BOOKED FOR ILLEGAL ENTRY Investigators have since identified Brown as a US citizen who reportedly served in the US Army’s Special Forces, commonly known as the Green Berets. During questioning, Brown allegedly told investigators that he had lost his passport in Vietnam, travelled through Bangladesh and entered India illegally before attempting to cross into Nepal. Officials said he was not carrying a valid passport, visa or any other identity documents at the time of his detention. He has been booked for illegal entry into India and attempting to cross the Indo-Nepal border through an unauthorised route. No espionage or terrorism-related charges have been filed so far. TRAVELLING TO MEET ‘NAZ’, MARRIED AN INDIAN IN ITALY However, top intelligence sources told CNN-News18 that Brown’s reported military background has made the case a matter of heightened security interest.
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