Pakistani intruder caught near Jammu border fence

A Pakistani intruder was arrested by the BSF along the International Border in Jammu’s R S Pura sector on Thursday. This marks the second such arrest this month. He is being questioned, and some Pakistani currency was recovered from him

Jammu: A Pakistani intruder was arrested along the International Border in the R S Pura sector here on Thursday, officials said. This was the second Pakistani national arrested by the Border Security Force (BSF) from the area this month.

The officials said alert BSF personnel picked up the movement of a person trying to sneak into this side from across the border, and overpowered him soon after he entered the Indian territory.

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No incriminating material was recovered from the arrested person, who is being questioned by joint teams of various security agencies, they said. On September 8, a Pakistani intruder was arrested in the Octroi area in the R S Pura sector.

The troops fired a few rounds after challenging the intruder, Siraj Khan from Sargodha in Pakistan’s Punjab province, who was arrested near the border fence. Some Pakistani currency notes were recovered from his possession.