BSF Soldier, Detained By Pakistan Rangers On April 23, Handed Over To India
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BSF personnel Purnam Kumar Shaw, detained by Pakistan Rangers after he crossed the border by mistake on April 23, was handed over to Indian authorities at Attari at present. His return was delayed resulting from tensions following Pahalgam terror assault.
New Delhi:
Purnam Kumar Shaw, a Border Safety Pressure (BSF) personnel detained by Pakistan Rangers after he inadvertently crossed the Worldwide Border final month, was handed over to Indian authorities on the examine put up in Attari at present.
“Immediately BSF Jawan Purnam Kumar Shaw, who had been within the custody of Pakistan Rangers since 23 April 2025, was handed over to India at about 1030 hours by means of the Joint Examine Publish Attari, Amritsar. The handover was carried out peacefully and in accordance with established protocols,” the Border Safety Pressure mentioned in a press release.
The 40-year-old BSF man, posted in Punjab’s Firozpur, crossed the border inadvertently on April 23, a day after the heinous terror assault in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam left 26 innocents lifeless. The fear assault led to heightened rigidity on the border and his return was delayed.
BSF is tasked with guarding the three,323-km India-Pakistan border, from Jammu and Kashmir to Gujarat. Incidents of BSF personnel crossing over mistakenly throughout patrols are frequent and are normally sorted out by means of a flag assembly. Because of tensions on the border, Pakistan had not been responding to requests for such a gathering for Mr Shaw’s launch, officers had mentioned. “Pakistan isn’t responding due to ongoing rigidity after the Pahalgam assault, however we now have lodged our protest with the Pak Rangers and are making all efforts to convey again the jawan,” an officer mentioned, in line with an ANI report.
Purnam Kumar Shaw was in his uniform and carrying his service rifle when he crossed into Pakistan. The 40-year-old has been with the BSF for 17 years now. He’s from West Bengal’s Hooghly.
Days after he was detained in Pakistan, Mr Sahu’s pregnant spouse Rajani, his seven-year-old son and different members of the family flew to Chandigarh. She mentioned she can be travelling to Ferozepur for extra data on the makes an attempt being made to convey her husband again.
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had expressed concern for the BSF personnel. “That is an especially unhappy state of affairs. Our social gathering’s Kalyan Banerjee is in contact with the members of the family. I would like him to be rescued as quickly as potential,” she had mentioned.
