BSF jawan apprehended by Pakistan Rangers again after 21 days

Pakistan on Wednesday handed over BSF jawan Purnam Kumar Shaw to India, 21 days after he was apprehended by the Rangers from alongside the Worldwide Border between the 2 international locations in Punjab.

The constable was handed over to the Border Safety Power (BSF) by Pakistan Rangers at 10:30 am at joint test submit (JCP) Attari in Amritsar district (reverse Pakistan’s Wagah), a BSF spokesperson mentioned.

An image of the jawan launched by the pressure confirmed a bearded Shaw with ruffled hair, and carrying a darkish inexperienced round-neck T-shirt.

“As we speak at 1030 hours Constable Purnam Kumar Shaw has been taken again from Pakistan by BSF at Attari-Wagah border,” the spokesperson mentioned.

Shaw had “inadvertently” crossed over to Pakistan territory whereas on operational responsibility within the space of Ferozepur sector on April 23 round 1150 hours and detained by Pak Rangers, he mentioned.

Officers instructed PTI that the jawan will endure a full physique check-up and medical take a look at adopted by a counselling and ‘debriefing’ session the place he might be requested “related questions” by the BSF officers about his 21-day detention by the Rangers.

The jawan, belonging to the twenty fourth BSF battalion, won’t be drafted in lively responsibility and also will be a part of an official inquiry instituted by the Punjab frontier of the BSF to look into the sequence of his apprehension by the Rangers and discover lapses, if any, they mentioned.

The spokesperson mentioned the handover of the jawan on the border “was performed peacefully and in accordance with established protocols.”