PoK Teen Detained For Crossing Line Of Control In J&K's Rajouri

Security agencies are now probing whether it was a genuine case of inadvertent crossing or if there was any ulterior motive involved behind the incident.

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• A teenage girl from PoK was apprehended after crossing the Line of Control in Rajouri district
• A patrol party noticed suspicious movement near the LoC fence in Lam sector of Nowshera
• The girl, aged 17, claimed during questioning to have crossed into India inadvertently

Will the girl be sent back to Pakistan?
Srinagar:

A 17-year-old girl from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) was detained after she inadvertently crossed the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district late last night.

According to sources, a patrol party noticed suspicious movement near the LoC fence in the Lam sector of Nowshera and challenged the intruder. On closer inspection, it turned out to be a teenager, a resident of Khuiretta, PoK.

After preliminary questioning on the spot, the Indian Army handed her over to Nowshera Police for further verification.

During preliminary interrogation, the girl claimed she had inadvertently crossed over to the Indian side.

Security agencies are now probing whether it was a genuine case of inadvertent crossing or if there was any ulterior motive behind her entry into Indian territory.

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• How do border forces determine if a crossing was accidental?
• What safety measures prevent local residents from wandering across?
• How long does the verification process usually take in these cases?

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