A Border Security Force jawan inadvertently crossed the Punjab border into Pakistan on Thursday evening and was detained by Pakistan Rangers. A flag meeting was conducted between the two forces for his timely release.
The jawan, Constable PK Sahu of the 182nd battalion, walked across the Ferozepur border while he was on duty.
"My son is serving the country and I am sure all efforts will be made to secure his safe release,바카라 Bholanath Sahu, the father of the detained jawan, told PTI.
Sahu is a resident of West Bengal. He was in uniform when he strayed into Pakistan and carried his service rifle.
He was accompanying farmers when he moved ahead to rest in shade and was apprehended by the Rangers.
The apprehension of the jawan comes at a crucial time when tensions between India and Pakistan have been flaring up - after a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir바카라s Pahalgam left at least 26 civilians dead on April 22.
Both countries have initiated a raft of punitive diplomatic measures, including cancelling decades old water treaty, rescinding consulate presence and suspending trade.
Has it happened before?
Soldiers crossing borders is not uncommon between two countries.
In 2019, India conducted a bombing raid by warplanes on 26 February in Pakistan바카라s Balakot as a retaliation to Pulwama attack in India which took the lives of 40 security personnel on February 14.
One day after the Balakot strike, Air Force fighter pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was shot down after intercepting Pakistani fighters over the Line of Control in the Rajouri-Mendhar. As he landed via the parachute, he was captured by the civilians and handed over to the Pakistani military. Pictures of his captivity released by Pakistan went viral.
On February 28, Pakistan바카라s then Prime Minister Imran Khan announced in the National Assembly his release, calling it 바카라a gesture of peace.바카라
On March 1, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman arrived back in India via the heavily-guarded Wagah-Attari border post.
