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Pakistani Hindu Couple Detained in Kutch After Alleged Border Crossing to Elope

Authorities plan transfer to Bhuj’s joint interrogation centre for questioning by central agencies.

Overview

  • The Border Security Force apprehended the pair in Gujarat’s Kutch district after they allegedly crossed from Pakistan on foot.
  • Police identified them as Popat, 24, and Gauri, 20, who told interrogators they left home because their families opposed their relationship.
  • The couple were handed over to Balasar police in Kutch East, with an FIR to be registered following agency questioning.
  • Officials said the two had no identification and carried about 100 Pakistani rupees when detained in the early hours of November 24.
  • Police described this as the second similar case in roughly two months, noting a prior detention reported on October 8.