PoK man who strayed into India repatriated

Jammu, April 15

A man, who had inadvertently crossed the Line of Control, was on Thursday sent back to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) on humanitarian grounds, officials said.

The army handed over Ghulam Qadir to authorities in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir at the Poonch-Rawalakote crossing point in Poonch district, they said.

The officials said the hand over of Qadir, a resident of Ghim village in PoK’s Nikial area, took place around 11:55 am on Thursday at the crossing point on the Line of Control.

Qadir, who inadvertently entered India on April 11, was sent back on humanitarian grounds, they said. — PTI

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