‘Was treated like a spy, not allowed to brush, grilled every night’: Sleep-deprived BSF jawan Purnam Kumar Shaw recalls 21-day ordeal in Pakistan
Thursday, 15 May 2025 () BSF jawan Purnam Kumar Shaw, recently freed after 21 days in Pakistan, endured nightly interrogations about BSF deployments, his wife Rajani revealed. Shaw, who inadvertently crossed the border in Punjab, reported being mentally drained despite no physical torture. Treated like a spy and moved to multiple locations, including near an airbase, he was sleep-deprived.
BSF Constable Purnam Kumar Shaw has returned to India after spending 21 days in Pakistan's custody. Shaw was handed over at the Joint Check Post in Attari, Amritsar, just days after India’s successful Operation Sindoor Heat and mounting diplomatic pressure on Islamabad. Shaw had accidentally...
Thursday, 15 May 2025 ()
