Ferozepur, Oct. 31 -- The Border Security Force (BSF) foiled an infiltration attempt and apprehended a Pakistani national who crossed into Indian territory near the River Sutlej in Punjab's Ferozepur district on Wednesday afternoon.

According to the BSF, the intruder, identified as Imtiyaz Ahmed, a resident of Parwal village in Shakargarh district, Pakistan, was intercepted by personnel of the 160 battalion around 12.15 pm near a border outpost after being spotted moving suspiciously from the Pakistani side.

The BSF officials said the man was detained about 100 metres inside Indian territory, near border pillar no. 214/13 and around 1.6km from the border under DRD Nath.

"After preliminary interrogation, the BSF handed over the detainee...