Efforts on to bring back BSF jawan swept away in Chenab to Pakistan

BSF seeks flag meeting with Pakistan Rangers to get the trooper back

This Google Maps screenshot locates Jammu and Akhnoor in India, the Bajwat area in Pakistan and the Chenab river. A BSF jawan, part of a water patrol party in Akhnoor near the border, was swept away in the Chenab and ended up in the Bajwat area after their motor boat developed a snag on Wednesday.

Efforts are on to bring back an Indian trooper who entered Pakistan after being swept away in the Chenab River in Jammu district, sources said on Thursday.

“Pakistan Rangers have confirmed that the trooper is in their custody. We have sought a flag meeting to get the trooper back,” a Border Security Force source said.

Satyasheel Yadav was part of a water patrol party in Akhnoor area of the international border in Jammu and Kashmir.

He was swept away in the river after their motor boat developed a mechanical fault on Wednesday, BSF sources told

IANS in Jammu.

“While three of his colleagues swam to safety, Yadav was carried to the Pakistani side by the powerful currents of the river,” the source added.

The incident took the trooper to Bajwat area in Sialkot area in Pakistan.