Pakistani national apprehended in Kutch

Bhuj: BSF has apprehended a Pakistani man when he tried to cross the border illegally in Kutch district of Gujarat, its officials said on Friday.

"We have apprehended a man named Riyaz Bhatti who tried to illegally cross the border last evening," BSF officials said.

"He was apprehended from border pillar number 1005, which is unfenced," they said, adding that the man is in his early 50s and belongs to Punjab province of Pakistan.

He will be handed over the Rapar police and they will take him to Joint Interrogation Centre of Bhuj, where various central agencies will interrogate him.

BSF officials said they have recovered some currency notes and a match box from the man.