Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 9: A 60-year-old Pakistani national, who mistakenly ventured into Indian territory from the International Border (IB) in Ramgarh sector of Samba district yesterday, was today repatriated by the BSF to Pakistani Rangers as a goodwill gesture.
Mohammad Ashraf, 60, a resident of Narowal, Pakistan, was apprehended soon after he intruded into this side from across the International Border.
He was handed over to Pakistani Rangers at 3.40 pm during a flag meeting, official sources said.
“As a goodwill gesture and maintaining peace and tranquility at the IB, the BSF handed over the Pakistani national to Rangers.
He was apprehended yesterday (Friday) when he crossed the International Border in Ramgarh sector of Samba,” they said.
The BSF released the Pakistani national “healthy and sound”, they added.
“The Pakistani Rangers appreciated the humane approach of the BSF,” a BSF spokesman said.
Ashraf, a resident of Boitah-Narowal area of Punjab, was carrying Rs 12,000 in Pakistani currency and was questioned by the BSF officers, sources said.
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