Jammu, Apr 21: A 50-year-old man was detained by the BSF after he was found moving under suspicious circumstances in a forward area near the International Border here, officials said on Tuesday.
The man was spotted by a Border Security Force (BSF) patrol in the Mayan Border Out Post area in the Makwal forward belt of sub-sector Phallian Mandal on Monday evening. He was subsequently taken into custody after he failed to give a satisfactory explanation for his presence in the sensitive and restricted zone, officials said.
Preliminary questioning suggested that the man is mentally challenged, they added.
However, security agencies are not ruling out any possibility and area conducting detailed interrogation to verify his identity and determine the purpose of his movement in the area, officials said.
They further stated that no incriminating material was recovered from his possession during the initial search.
The man has been handed over to the police for further investigation, officials added. (Agency)
