Youth arrested for crossing LoC in Poonch

Security forces arrested a youth for allegedly crossing the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.

Security forces arrested a youth for allegedly crossing the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.

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Mohmmad Safeer crossed over to this side from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) illegally along LoC in Bagyaldara area of the district and was arrested by the troops last night, they said.

He was immediately handed over the police, they said, adding Safeer had exfiltrated to PoK on 16 May this year to visit his uncle.

His uncle has been living at Khanetar in PoK since 1993, they added.