A Pakistani teenager who had inadvertently crossed the international border has been repatriated to Pakistan, BSF officials said here.
Official said the Pak teenager who crossed over to Indian territory was found innocent. Acting promptly, BSF established contact with its Pakistani counterpart, Pak Rangers to facilitate his repatriation A senior BSF official said that On November 28 evening, a patrolling team of Border Out Post Kahangarh, Amritsar Sector apprehended Pakistani national Bilal Khan, (age approx. 17 years), son of Iqbal Khan, resident of VPO Green Town, lahore (Pakistan), while he entered Indian territory from Pakistan side.
During questioning, the teenager was found to be innocent and an inadvertent border crosser. Nothing objectionable was recovered from his possession. When BSF contacted Pakistan Rangers on November 29, the apprehended Pakistani teenager was handed over to them on humanitarian grounds. This year, so far 16 Pakistani nationals who had crossed the borders inadvertently, were handed over to Pakistan Rangers.