PoK civilian repatriated to Pakistan

Jammu, Oct 3 (UNI) In a goodwill gesture, Indian security authorities have repatriated a Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) civilian to their Pakistani counterparts.

Official sources said, PoK citizen, Billu (32), hailing from Kothi Sardarpur, Chhamb, was arrested by the army after he had strayed into the Indian territory from the Line of Control (LOC) in Pallanwalla area of Chhamb sector on Sunday, was repatriated to Pakistani troops on Monday.

Billu was subjected to questioning and it was found he had crossed the LoC inadvertently. After a flag meeting today, he was handed over by the army to Pak troops of 11 Sindh as a goodwill gesture, official sources added.

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