LUCKNOW, Nov. 17 -- The Border Security Force (BSF) personnel patrolling a sensitive stretch of the India-Pakistan border in Rajasthan detained a 21-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur district after he was allegedly found moving close to the fenced frontier in Jaisalmer on Sunday. Officials said the youth was intercepted near the 192 RD canal area under Mohangarh police station, a zone where civilian movement remains tightly controlled.

A senior police officer said the man appeared to be wandering inside the restricted belt. "When asked about his presence, he failed to give a clear reason and allegedly said he was attempting to head towards Pakistan," the officer said.

He said the detained person has been identified as Panka...