Pakistani rangers detain Indian border trooper who crossed into Punjab

By Anadolu staff

ISTANBUL (AA) - Pakistani paramilitary rangers held an Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) trooper who allegedly crossed into Pakistani territory earlier this week, according to media reports from Islamabad and New Delhi on Friday.

The incident occurred Wednesday in the Kasur district along the international border in Pakistan’s Punjab province.

A senior Pakistani official confirmed to Dawn newspaper that the Indian trooper, identified as Constable P.K. Singh of the 182nd battalion, was “apprehended after crossing the border."

According to the Press Trust of India, the trooper was identified as P.K. Sahu.

Sahu’s commanding officer contacted Sahu's father, Bholanath Sahu, on Thursday night.

According to PTI, a "flag meeting" between officers from the BSF and Pakistani Rangers was expected to be held to negotiate the trooper’s “safe release.”