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WEEKS AFTER a Pakistani couple crossed the International Border into India from their village in Sindh province allegedly after their families opposed their relationship, another “couple” from Pakistan was intercepted in the early hours on Monday by the Border Security Force (BSF) along the Gujarat frontier, police said.
The two were spotted by BSF personnel between pillars 523 and 524 on the Indian side of the border with Pakistan around 2:50 am on Monday and handed over to the Balasar police station, Kutch (East), around 4 am on Tuesday, police said.
The duo identified themselves to the police as Popatkumar Nathu Bhil (24) and Gauri Gulab Bhil (20) but could not produce any formal identification, officers said. An investigation officer told The Indian Express that the two only carried 100 Pakistani Rupees (PKR). The officer added, “They claimed to be in a relationship but their families were against it.”
While the BSF did not release a statement in the matter, police said the two claimed to be residents of a village in Tharparkar district, located in Mirpur Khas Division of the Sindh Province, Pakistan.
The two would be taken to the Joint Interrogation Centre in Bhuj city, Kutch, and questioned by security agencies, police said.
Kutch (East) Superintendent of Police Sagar Bagmar was unavailable for comment on Tuesday.
On October 8, another “couple” from Pakistan – Toto alias Tara Ranmal Chudi and Meena alias Puja Karsan Chudi – were detained by the police at Ratanpar village in Kutch. They told the police that they lived in the same locality, near a temple in a village of Islamkot in Pakistan and since the families were against their relationship, they “eloped” on October 4.
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