Guj: Pak national held for entering India illegally

A Pakistani national has been apprehended by Border Security Force (BSF) for illegally entering Gujarat's Kutch district after crossing India- Pakistan border, an official said on Tuesday.

accused, Shoaib Ahmed (38), a resident of Shah Nawaz Bhutto Colony in Karachi town of Pakistan's Sindh province, appeared to be a drug dict, he said.

Some Pakistani currency, an identity card and 150 grams of a "sniffing powder" were seized from his possession, BSF said in a release.

" Pakistani national was apprehended when he tried to enter India near Dholavira on Monday night. He was held from near border pillar number 1024 by BSF patrolling team. He appears to be a drug dict," Inspector General, BSF, Gujarat Frontier, G S Malik said.

After preliminary questioning, he was handed over to local police on Tuesday morning, official said.

After production in court, he will be shifted to Joint Interrogation Centre in Bhuj for detailed questioning by different security ncies, an official at Balasar police station in Kutch said.