PoK boy repatriated

Press Trust of India  |  Jammu 

A 12-year-old boy from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, who had inadvertently entered district of Jammu and Kashmir, has been repatriated, police said.

The boy was detained by Army personnel guarding the Line of Control (LoC) in Balakote sector in on April 22.

"Mohmmad Zahid, who had inadvertently crossed LoC to Balakote sector has been handed over to authorities by the and yesterday", SSP, Poonch, said today.

Describing it as a goodwill gesture, he said humanity has no border.

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First Published: Thu, April 26 2018. 14:45 IST