Afghan Teen Detained By Police In Jammu And Kashmir's Kathua: Police

Abdul Rehman, son of Abdul Rashid Ahmed, was caught near a Covid testing centre at Lakhanpur, the entry point to J&K, officials said.

The Jammu and Kashmir Police detained a 17-year-old Afghan boy in the Kathua district on Tuesday, officials said. Abdul Rehman, son of Abdul Rashid Ahmed, was caught near a Covid testing centre at Lakhanpur, the entry point to J&K, they said. "A police party apprehended an Afghan national at Lakhanpur between 6.30 am and 7 am today (Tuesday)," Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Kathua, RC Kotwal told reporters. A preliminary investigation has been conducted, and it has surfaced that he came to Delhi with his brother who is undergoing treatment there, he said.