India, May 4 -- A Pakistani Ranger has been apprehended by the Border Security Force (BSF) along the India-Pakistan border in Rajasthan, amid tension between the two countries over the Pahalgam terror attack.

The ranger has been taken into custody by the Rajasthan frontier of the force, reported PTI.

This came days after BSF constable Purnam Kumar Shaw inadvertently crossed the international border from Punjab. Pakistan has refused to release him despite India registering a strong protest and placing repeated requests for his release.

Shaw, 40, has been with the BSF for 17 years and was deployed in the 24th Battalion near the Pakistan border under the Mamdot sector in Ferozepur.

On April 23, he was a part of the 'kisan guard' team tas...