Procedures for bringing back soldier from Pak activated: Parrikar

October 02, 2016 10:31

Procedures for bringing back the soldier who inadvertently crossed over to Pakistan have been activated at the DGMO level, Manohar Parrikar said on Sunday.

"There's a standard mechanism for that, people who inadvertently cross over are exchanged after enquiry," Parrikar told ANI.

On Thursday, army sources told PTI that "one soldier from 37 RR with weapon has inadvertently crossed over to the other side of the Line of Control. Pakistan has been informed by the DGMO on the hotline."

Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday spoke to the family members of the missing soldier, whose grandmother passed away after hearing the news of his capture in Pakistan. The Home Minister telephoned the close family members of Chandu Babulal Chohan, son of Bashan Chohan, who hails from Dhule in Maharashtra

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