Pakistan returns Indian prisoner arrested in 2012
- By Web Desk -
- Mar 12, 2019
LAHORE: Pakistan authorities returned an Indian prisoner to India’s Border Security Force (BSF) at the Wagah border crossing on Monday.
According to an official, the Indian citizen, Ghulam Qadir, had crossed the Line of Control in Kashmir and entered the Pakistani territory illegally in 2012.
Qadir was arrested by the Pakistani security agencies but he failed to give any reason for crossing the border, the official told.
He said “Ghulam Qadir was later sentenced after the allegations against him proved true in the court of law”.
At last, on Monday, the official said, Pakistan Rangers officers returned him to India at Wagah border crossing.
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