Amidst tensions between India and Pakistan, a suspicious person was caught near the India-Pakistan border area on Wednesday in Jaisalmer. The security agencies have handed the person to the police. The police is engaged in interrogation with the person. Meanwhile, air services at Jaisalmer Civil Airport have been restored.
The suspect has been taken from the Damodara village in the area and has been identified as Haroon Rashid, a resident of Ranchi, according to the information shared by regional news portals.
Amidst friction between the two neighbouring countries, suspects have been taken from areas near the border. The security forces in the border areas of Jaisalmer are on high alert.
Tensions between India and Pakistan rose further on Wednesday as the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar in a press bring on Wednesday afternoon, confirmed that an Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot has gone missing in action and has acknowledged that Pakistan has claimed that the pilot is in their captivity. This comes after the conflict between Indian and Pakistan escalated on Wednesday after the Pakistan Air Force violated Indian airspace in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch and Nowshera sectors.
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