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3.3. As per further case of the prosecution, as ultra-modern weapons were recovered from the Pakistani citizen and it was probable that he was accompanied by other intruders, it did not appear to be safe to keep the Pakistani citizen at the Police Station; hence he was taken to the B.S.F. camp at Hajipir. Upon the Nara Police Station being informed in this regard through V.H.F. message sent from Hajipir Outpost, the in-charge P.S.I. and other staff reached Hajipir. As the Pakistani intruders had intruded through the desert, with a view to find out as to from where they had entered the border of India, local guides having expertise in the traditional way of tracking footprints and Police Force Photoprint Tracker on Special Duty Prabhatsinh Bharmalji Jadeja and police staff as well as B.S.F. personnel started tracking footprints on the path through which the intruders had come, whereupon at a distance of about 4 to 5 kilometres from Hajipir Outpost one bed-sheet and four live cartridges were found and clues indicating entry of three other intruders into the border of India from Pakistan were found.

3.5. It is further case of the prosecution that during the course of interrogation of the Pakistani intruder it was revealed that his real name is Shahnawaz Abdulgafur Bhatti, aged 19 years, resident of Nalowala, District Hafizabad Punjab, Pakistan.

3.6. It is further case of the prosecution that on 27-5-2001, police footprint trackers and other staff members, while tracking such footprints in the desert, which were coming from the direction of Pakistan, passed near Survandh and footprints of two out of the three intruders were tracked from Survandh through the Baval bushes to the farm of Kashmirasingh Kalusingh Sikh at the Mm/border of Nara Village. The footprints were found from the Kashmirasingh's vadi till his house. Upon searching in house, Kashmirasingh informed that two persons had come to his house and he had arranged for food and drinks and with the Rs. 500/- currency note given by them he had purchased cold drinks, salted peanuts, sugar, etc., from the shop of Muluksingh Gurdayalsingh of the village and in return they had given him Rs. 500/- as remuneration. It was learnt that these persons had come with intruders from Pakistan and were going to meet Maheru Bhil who was residing on the outskirts of Jaru village. Saying that from there both had some work at the place of Ghulam Hussain Mutva at Sarada village, they had left his place. The tracking was halted at night.

3.7. As per further case of prosecution, on 28-5-2001, while tracking footprints they crossed the Hajipir cross-road and reached the border of Muru village where they found footprints at a little distance from the house of Maheru Bhil. Upon making search for Maheru Bhil, he was not found. Proceeding further with tracking footprints they passed through Dhedh Talav and found footprints till the border of village Sarada. They halted tracking at night.

3.8. It is further case of the prosecution that on 29-5-2001, upon proceeding further, footprints were found near the water tank of Sarada village where upon searching for Ghulam Hussain, he was not found to be present, however, they secured information from the village that on 28-5-2001 two individuals had come to visit Ghulam Hussain and had met Sodha Haji Sahu, Maluk Alajudiya and Jhanjhan Haji Hayat, etc., there. It was learnt that from there Mamad Ali of Bhitara village had taken the said persons in his milk tempo. Upon getting investigation done by the footprint trackers around Sarada village and going further no footprints were found, hence, it appeared that the Pakistani intruders had left Sarada village in a vehicle. Ghulam Hussain, Sodha Haji Sahu, Maluk Alajudiya and Memon Haji Hayat of Sarada village were not found to be present. Mamad Ali of Bhitara village was also not found to be present.