Early Times Report
Uri, June 13: Keeping up the high standards, ethos and traditions, the Indian Army repatriated a resident of Amra Sawan, Chenari, POK who had inadvertently crossed over into the Indian territory on the intervening night of 10/11 June 2015.
The individual was handed over by the unit based at Uri frontier area to the Pakistan Army with a new set of clothes and sweets for the family.
Kashif Baig, PoK resident who had inadvertently crossed over into the Indian territory on June 10, 2015 in the night and was apprehended by the troops in the Uri Sector.
The Indian Army took the initiative and sent an urgent hot line message to the Pakistan side. The message was initiated to inform them of the safety and well being of Kashif Baig, resident of Amra Sawan along with a request for a Flag meeting so that the individual could be repatriated and united with his family at the earliest.
The flag meeting was held at the Chakothi Uri Crossing Point located close to the Kaman Aman Setu, near Uri, (J&K) on 13 June 2015 at 11.30 AM and individual was handed over to representatives from Pakistan. |
