Jammu: A 50-year-old man was detained by the BSF after he was found moving under suspicious circumstances in a forward area near the International Border here, officials said on Tuesday.
The man was spotted by a Border Security Force (BSF) patrol in the Mayan Border Out Post area in Makwal forward belt of sub-sector Phallian Mandal on Monday evening and was subsequently taken into custody after failing to provide a satisfactory explanation for his presence in the sensitive zone, the officials said.
They said preliminary questioning suggested that the man was mentally challenged.
However, security agencies are not ruling out any possibility and are carrying out detailed interrogation to ascertain his identity and motive, the officials said.
They said no incriminating material was recovered from his possession during the initial search.
The man has been handed over to police for further investigation, the officials said.
