Pakistani intruder caught along LoC in J-K’s Poonch, third incident this month

Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir intercepted another cross-border intruder on Sunday, apprehending a 31-year-old man identified as Rayees Khan after he crossed the Line of Control (LoC) in the Balakote sector of Poonch district. Khan, a resident of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, was taken into custody shortly after entering the Indian side of the LoC.

This incident marks the third time this month that an intruder has been apprehended in the Poonch district. Earlier this month, on June 9, a 14-year-old boy named Javid Ali was detained after crossing into Indian territory and was later handed over to Pakistan. On Friday, officials arrested 26-year-old Mohammad Sajad, also from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, in the Gulpur area.

Officials stated that no incriminating material was recovered from Rayees Khan during his arrest. Investigators are currently questioning him to ascertain the purpose of his cross-border movement and whether he had any intended contacts or objectives on the Indian side. In a separate development on Sunday, security agencies launched a search operation in the Samba district after a suspected Pakistani drone was sighted briefly entering Indian territory near Nundpur village. The search concluded without any findings.