AMRITSAR: The Border Security Force apprehended a Pakistani national near the India-Pakistan border fence in Amritsar, the BSF said on Wednesday.

According to an official statement from BSF Punjab, on March 5, forward-deployed BSF troops in the district of Amritsar observed one suspected person in the area ahead of the border fence. The troops on duty immediately challenged and apprehended him near the border fence.

The accused has been handed over to the Punjab Police for further investigation.

"The apprehended person, who is a Pakistani national, has been handed over to the Punjab Police for further investigation and the matter is investigated from all angles," the BSF statement added.

Vigilant BSF troops once again displayed their professional acumen and swift execution in the apprehension of an intruder crossing into Indian territory.