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BSF seeks flag meeting with Pakistan Rangers to get the trooper back
Efforts are on to bring back an Indian trooper who entered Pakistan after being swept away in the Chenab River in Jammu district, sources said on Thursday.
“Pakistan Rangers have confirmed that the trooper is in their custody. We have sought a flag meeting to get the trooper back,” a Border Security Force source said.
Satyasheel Yadav was part of a water patrol party in Akhnoor area of the international border in Jammu and Kashmir.
He was swept away in the river after their motor boat developed a mechanical fault on Wednesday, BSF sources told IANS in Jammu.
“While three of his colleagues swam to safety, Yadav was carried to the Pakistani side by the powerful currents of the river,” the source added.
The incident took the trooper to Bajwat area in Sialkot area in Pakistan.
Jammu:The Director General(DG) of Pakistan Rangers on Thursday said that they will soon return the Border Security Force (BSF) soldier who was swept away by strong currents of the Chenab river in Jammu and Kashmir and was captured by them.
"I want to say that we are returning the solider soon. Verification process is on and multiple agencies Ministry of Interior, ISI and Military Intelligence are verifying the antecedent. To us everything is okay and hopefully he will be returned soon," said the DG.
Director General BSF DK Pathak on Wednesday said, "formalities are being done and we are hopeful that Pakistan Rangers will release our soldier in a couple of hours."
Efforts are on to bring back an Indian trooper who entered Pakistan after being swept away in the Chenab River in Jammu district, sources said on Thursday.
“Pakistan Rangers have confirmed that the trooper is in their custody. We have sought a flag meeting to get the trooper back,” a Border Security Force source said.
Satyasheel Yadav was part of a water patrol party in Akhnoor area of the international border in Jammu and Kashmir.
He was swept away in the river after their motor boat developed a mechanical fault on Wednesday, BSF sources told IANS in Jammu.
“While three of his colleagues swam to safety, Yadav was carried to the Pakistani side by the powerful currents of the river,” the source added.
The incident took the trooper to Bajwat area in Sialkot area in Pakistan.
Jammu:The Director General(DG) of Pakistan Rangers on Thursday said that they will soon return the Border Security Force (BSF) soldier who was swept away by strong currents of the Chenab river in Jammu and Kashmir and was captured by them.
"I want to say that we are returning the solider soon. Verification process is on and multiple agencies Ministry of Interior, ISI and Military Intelligence are verifying the antecedent. To us everything is okay and hopefully he will be returned soon," said the DG.
Director General BSF DK Pathak on Wednesday said, "formalities are being done and we are hopeful that Pakistan Rangers will release our soldier in a couple of hours."