Overview
- On May 20, BSF apprehended a Pakistani national near Karimpura village in Amritsar after detecting suspicious movement across the border.
- The individual, a 65-year-old man from Lahore, was found carrying Rs 330 in Pakistani currency and handed over to local police for further investigation.
- Earlier this month, on May 3-4, BSF detained another Pakistani national, Husnain from Gujranwala, near Falku Nala in Gurdaspur, 250 meters inside Indian territory.
- Both cases are being investigated by local police and intelligence agencies, with FGT Gurdaspur leading the probe into Husnain's motives and background.
- The detentions come against the backdrop of increased cross-border tensions following the Pahalgam terror attack and subsequent ceasefire violations.