BSF jawan Purnam Kumar Shaw's inadvertent crossing of the Indo-Pak border led to a nearly three-week detention in Pakistan, exacerbated by heightened tensions following a terror attack. His repatriation was delayed as diplomatic channels stalled, prompting appeals from his family and political representatives.
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