Chandigarh: Two Pakistani intruders were arrested by the Border Security Force (BSF) along the International Border (IB) in Punjab on Saturday, officials said.

Punjab shares a 553-km long international border, with a barbed wire fence

“On Saturday, forward deployed troops of 14 Bn BSF, detected suspicious movement of 2 Pakistani intruders, who crossed IB and started moving towards border fencing. They were challenged, stopped and apprehended by BSF,” the BSF informed in a tweet.

Officials said that both were being questioned to ascertain the motive behind crossing the border and entering Indian territory.

Punjab shares a 553-km long international border, with a barbed wire fence, with Pakistan.