India, May 14 -- Pakistan Rangers on Wednesday handed over Border Security Force (BSF) jawan Purnam Kumar Shaw, apprehended on April 23, to India via the Attari-Wagah border in Punjab.

The constable was handed over to the BSF by Pakistan Rangers at 10:30am.

The handover was conducted peacefully and in accordance with established protocols, a BSF spokesperson said.

Shaw was apprehended by the Rangers on April 23 from along the India-Pakistan international border in Ferozepur district, a day after the Pahalgam terror attack.

Constable Shaw of the BSF's 24th battalion, a resident of West Bengal, was taken into custody by the Pakistan Rangers after he accidentally crossed the Zero Line in the Ferozepur sector.

He was escorting a group of...