Former Pak soldier held, sent to 12-day remand: Police

The person, identified as Mohammed Afzal (31), is a former Pakistani soldier, said police. He is a resident of Nihar village of Narowal district in Pakistan.

A court in Samba on Thursday sent a Pakistani national to 12 days’ police remand, a day after he was caught by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel along the International Border in the Jammu region.

A court in Samba on Thursday sent a Pakistani national to 12 days’ police remand, a day after he was caught by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel along the International Border in the Jammu region.(HT File)

The person, identified as Mohammed Afzal (31), is a former Pakistani soldier, said police. He is a resident of Nihar village of Narowal district in Pakistan.

He was caught by BSF jawans near Whale Back Post in Samba sector around 9 pm on Wednesday. “He left Pak Army’s 156 radar unit in May last year. We have recovered two mobile phones without SIM cards, two headphones and an identity card from his possession,” said a police officer speaking on the condition of anonymity. “During questioning, he said, he was fed up with his 156 radar unit, which, he claimed, had put a microchip in his brain. He also claimed that he had come here [India] to get that chip removed. He is a class 12 passout,” the police officer added.

The BSF handed him over to the police late on Wednesday night and police produced him before a local court in Samba, which sent him to 12 days’ police remand. Meanwhile on Thursday, Pakistan border guards established contact with the BSF on the “Zero Line” between India’s Whale Back post and Pakistan’s Gulzar post to enquire about Mohammed Afzal, said BSF officials.