BSF arrests Pakistani man trying to cross over to India along Jammu border

The man said that he was a tailor at Pasroor in Pakistan’s Sialkot, the officer said, adding Pakistani currency notes were recovered from him.

A 22-year-old Pakistani man was today arrested from along the International Border in Suchetgarh sector of RS Pura soon after he crossed over to this side of the fence, a BSF officer said.

Last month, BSF troops unearthed a 14-foot-long tunnel across the IB in nearby Arnia sector which was being dug from the Pakistani side. (PTI File Photo)

During questioning, the man, identified as Ali Raja, said that he was a tailor at Pasroor in Pakistan’s Sialkot, the officer said, adding Pakistani currency notes were recovered from him.

Border Security Force (BSF) troops noticed that a man was trying to sneak into this side in the early hours under the cover of darkness and subsequently arrested him near the border fence, he said.

Last month, scuttling a major infiltration bid, BSF troops unearthed a 14-foot-long tunnel across the IB in nearby Arnia sector which was being dug from the Pakistani side.

The unfinished tunnel, approximately three-foot high and two-and-a-half feet wide, on the slopes of the bank of Dhamalla nulla (stream) was detected on September 30.

A US-made compass, 60 rounds of ammunition, a hand grenade and other items, most of which carrying Pakistan markings were seized from the tunnel.