AMRITSAR: Amid India's diplomatic response to Tuesday's attack in Pahalgam, Pakistan Rangers detained a BSF trooper Thursday after he "inadvertently took five paces into Pakistani territory" while purportedly keeping watch on farmers heading out to their fields along the international border in Punjab's Ferozepur .
The constable, in uniform and carrying a service rifle, was identified as PK Sahu of BSF's 182nd Battalion. He is a native of Bengal's Hooghly.
A BSF delegation reached Jalloke border outpost in Ferozepur after receiving confirmation of the detention and held a flag meet with Pakistan Rangers. "BSF remains in touch with Rangers to ensure the trooper's safe return, although they are still to receive a response to the request to hold another flag meeting at Hussainiwala on Friday," a source said.
Sahu was recently transferred to his unit in Ferozepur and possibly not "fully familiar" with the demographic restrictions there, an official said.
He mistakenly strayed into Pakistan territory while seeking shade of a tree to watch over farmers whose crop fields are along the zero-line. They till the land with nod from the BSF, which deploys " Kisan Guards " during the planting season.
The constable, in uniform and carrying a service rifle, was identified as PK Sahu of BSF's 182nd Battalion. He is a native of Bengal's Hooghly.
A BSF delegation reached Jalloke border outpost in Ferozepur after receiving confirmation of the detention and held a flag meet with Pakistan Rangers. "BSF remains in touch with Rangers to ensure the trooper's safe return, although they are still to receive a response to the request to hold another flag meeting at Hussainiwala on Friday," a source said.
Sahu was recently transferred to his unit in Ferozepur and possibly not "fully familiar" with the demographic restrictions there, an official said.
He mistakenly strayed into Pakistan territory while seeking shade of a tree to watch over farmers whose crop fields are along the zero-line. They till the land with nod from the BSF, which deploys " Kisan Guards " during the planting season.
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