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NEW DELHI/AMRITSAR, Apr 29:The Border Security Force (BSF) has lodged a protest with Pakistan Rangers in the case of apprehension of a jawan a week back after he had mistakenly crossed the International Border in Punjab, official sources said on Tuesday.Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsAppEarlier such inadvertent crossings on either side were resolved quickly, but this time the Pakistani side has remained “non-committal” on the whereabouts and the date of return of the jawan which could be due to rising India-Pakistan tensions after the Pahalgam attack, they said.The border force has also instituted an inquiry into the incident where Constable Purnam Kumar Shaw of the 24th battalion was caught by the Rangers on April 23 after the jawan inadvertently crossed the IB along the Ferozepur district.
Officials said that a protest note has been sent to Pakistan Rangers and they have remained “non-committal” on the whereabouts and the date of return of the jawan.About 4-5 flag meetings have taken place between the two sides but there is no final word on his return. A protest note has been given to the Sector Commander of the Rangers by the BSF, the officials said.
They said that the jawan is understood to have been moved to a Rangers’ base along the Lahore-Amritsar sector and may be handed over to the BSF soon. The Rangers have maintained a stoic silence and have neither issued a protest note nor communicated about his condition, they said. (PTI)The post BSF lodges protest with Rangers on jawan’s apprehension appeared first on Daily Excelsior.
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