<p>New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday asked the Centre what steps is it taking to <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/pregnant-wife-of-detained-bsf-jawan-to-visit-punjab-to-seek-details-of-his-return-3512956">secure the safe return </a>of BSF jawan Purnam Sahu, who inadvertently strayed to the Pakistan side of the border.</p>.<p>Pakistan Rangers apprehended constable Sahu from a farming field along Punjab's Ferozepur on April 23.</p>.<p>Congress' media and publicity department head Pawan Khera said it has been six days since the Border Security Force (BSF) constable was detained by Pakistan Rangers.</p>.<p>"His family is anxiously awaiting answers. What steps is the government taking to secure his safe return," Khera asked in a post on X.</p>.<p>According to BSF officials, the incident occurred when Sahu, who was escorting a group of farmers near the border, stepped away to rest under a tree and unknowingly slipped into the Pakistani territory.</p>.<p>He was posted with the 182nd Battalion of the BSF at the Ferozepur border.</p>.'Bring my son home': Family of BSF jawan detained by Pakistan Rangers.<p>While the Indian and Pakistani border forces held a flag meeting to negotiate Sahu's release, officials said, the family has not received any further updates.</p>.<p>The incident came at a time when relations between the two countries have hit a low in the wake of the Pahalgam terrorist attack that claimed 26 lives on April 22.</p>
<p>New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday asked the Centre what steps is it taking to <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/pregnant-wife-of-detained-bsf-jawan-to-visit-punjab-to-seek-details-of-his-return-3512956">secure the safe return </a>of BSF jawan Purnam Sahu, who inadvertently strayed to the Pakistan side of the border.</p>.<p>Pakistan Rangers apprehended constable Sahu from a farming field along Punjab's Ferozepur on April 23.</p>.<p>Congress' media and publicity department head Pawan Khera said it has been six days since the Border Security Force (BSF) constable was detained by Pakistan Rangers.</p>.<p>"His family is anxiously awaiting answers. What steps is the government taking to secure his safe return," Khera asked in a post on X.</p>.<p>According to BSF officials, the incident occurred when Sahu, who was escorting a group of farmers near the border, stepped away to rest under a tree and unknowingly slipped into the Pakistani territory.</p>.<p>He was posted with the 182nd Battalion of the BSF at the Ferozepur border.</p>.'Bring my son home': Family of BSF jawan detained by Pakistan Rangers.<p>While the Indian and Pakistani border forces held a flag meeting to negotiate Sahu's release, officials said, the family has not received any further updates.</p>.<p>The incident came at a time when relations between the two countries have hit a low in the wake of the Pahalgam terrorist attack that claimed 26 lives on April 22.</p>