The North News
New Delhi, May 14
Pakistan on Tuesday handed over Border Security Force (BSF) jawan Purnam Kumar Shaw to Indian authorities at the Joint Check Post (JCP) Attari at 10:30 a.m. Shaw had been captured by the Pakistan Rangers on April 23 after inadvertently crossing the international border. The BSF jawan was posted along the India-Pakistan border in Punjab when the incident occurred. Following coordination between border forces and diplomatic channels, his return was facilitated through established procedures at the Attari-Wagah border.
Meanwhile, Pakistani media reported that Punjab Rangers personnel Muhammad Allah, who was held by India after crossing the border illegally, has also been released by Indian authorities.
