Webdunia - Bharat's app for daily news and videos

Install App

POK boy repatriated, handed over to Pak Army in Kupwara

Webdunia
Wednesday, 7 April 2021 (19:25 IST)
Srinagar: A boy from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK), who had inadvertently entered this side in the frontier district of Kupwara on April 5 was handed over to Pakistan Army on Wednesday, officials said.

They said the boy identified as Mausam, son of Manzoor Ahmad, resident of Lipa valley POK had inadvertently crossed the Line of Control (LoC) into this side in the border town of Karnah on the night of April 5. However, the boy was kept in a barrack by troops guarding the LoC.

Later, Pakistani troops were informed about the boy entering this side after crossing the LoC. Troops from both sides talked on the hotline and it was decided to repatriate the boy to POK as a humanitarian gesture.

The boy was handed over to Pakistan troops at Teetwal crossing point at 1150 hrs. (UNI)

Related Article

See All

Top News

WPL 2024: Mumbai Indians' Shabnim Ismail shatters record with fastest delivery ever in women's cricket

Uttar Pradesh: 5 of family killed, 4 injured after short circuit fire leads to cylinder blast near Lucknow

PM Modi unveils India's first underwater Metro Railway project in Kolkata (VIDEO)

Must Read

Has Hamas reset the Israeli-Arab agenda?

Reel life turns real: ‘Akeli’ actress Nushrratt Bharuccha recalls Israel ordeal

What is Iran's role in the Hamas attacks on Israel?

Next Article
Show comments