Family held after crossing LoC from Pakistan occupied Kashmir in Poonch

Five members of a family were today apprehended by army after they crossed from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) to this side of Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of the state today, defence sources said here.

A family of five members, including three children, of one Liaqat Hussain were taken into custody by army after they crossed LoC in Gantarian sector of the border district this afternoon, they said.

Hussain, originally belonging to Kerni village of Poonch, had crossed to POK more than a decade earlier via LoC, they said adding the family would be handed over to police after preliminary questioning.