Overview
- Indian Army troops detained a 31‑year‑old Pakistani national identified as Rayees Khan after he crossed into the Balakote sector of Poonch, and he is now in custody and being questioned by security and intelligence agencies.
- Authorities reported that no weapons, narcotics or other incriminating material were found on Khan during initial searches, and investigators are probing his motive and any contacts on the Indian side.
- This is the third LoC crossing reported in Poonch in June, following the detention of 26‑year‑old Mohammad Sajad days earlier and the June 9 case of 14‑year‑old Javid Ali, who was subsequently returned to Pakistan.
- Separately, security forces in Samba district carried out ground searches after a suspected Pakistani drone was sighted near Nundpur village, and officials said those searches also found nothing suspicious.
- Officials say the cluster of crossings and the drone sighting have kept forces on high alert and could prompt tighter patrols and deeper probes into whether such movements are inadvertent civilian crossings or part of organised surveillance or smuggling efforts.