Tamil Nadu Man 'Roaming Suspiciously' Near Indo-Pak Border In Gujarat Apprehended

The man was apprehended after he was found suspiciously roaming near Indo-Pakistan border in Gujarat and did not reply satisfactorily to the questions by police when asked about his visit.

A man was apprehended near Indo-Pak border in Gujarat after he was found suspiciously roaming/Representational Image

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A man from Tamil Nadu was detained by the police after he was found roaming suspiciously near the India-Pakistan border in Gujarat’s Kutch district, said an official on Wednesday. The man was apprehended on Tuesday evening, said the officials, adding a hand-drawn map of the border area, a passport, some tools and an international ATM card were found in his bag, besides other items, according to a PTI report. The man is being questioned by local police and central agencies. 

The man has been identified as Dinesh Laxmanan Thevar, a resident of Theni district in Tamil Nadu, said the Kutch-East police in a statement, adding that an investigation has been launched to find out his motive behind moving in the area, as per the report. 

Thevar was detained by the state police’s intelligence wing on a road connecting the border Security Force's (BSF) Kuda outpost and Lodrani village of Rapar taluka on Tuesday evening, the statement added.

"A man from Tamil Nadu has been detained for questioning as he was found roaming near the international border yesterday. The suspect has not revealed much about his intent to come to Kutch. He is now being questioned thoroughly by local police as well as central agencies," Kutch-East Superintendent of Police Sagar Bagmar said.

The man was found walking towards Lodrani village by a team of the State Intelligence Bureau during routine patrolling of the border area who was taken to Balsar police station after the team was not satisfied by his reply about the visit. 

His shoulder bag was searched by the local police and several articles were found including a hand-drawn map showing bordering Kutch region and adjoining villages of Pakistan such as Nagarparkar and Islamkot, a screwdriver, spanner, cutting plier, scissors, a passport, driving licence, PAN card and an international debit card, it said, according to the report.  

Some food, a train ticket showing a journey from Mumbai to Surendranagar, and Rs 10,000 cash were also found in the bag. The man has been taken to another location for detailed questioning as he has not been providing satisfactory explanation to the local police, it added.