Pakistani intruder arrested along International Border in Jammu

Jammu, Sept 25: A Pakistani intruder was arrested along the International Border in 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.

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 from the Octroi area in 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 from near the border fence. Some Pakistani currency notes were recovered from his possession.