India apologizes over jeep crash incident at Wagah crossing

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Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Thursday apologized to Pakistan Rangers terming November’s jeep crash at Wagah a ‘security lapse’.

The Indian side has written a letter to the Rangers to offer a formal apology over the security lapse earlier. An Indian citizen had slammed his jeep to gates at Wagah border in November, 2015.  The Indian security force had seized the four-wheel drive and detained the violator.The accident had happened at around 4 am on November 16.

The apology has come in after Indian Foreign Minister (FM) Sushma Swaraj vowed to resume dialogue with Pakistan on various outstanding issues including Kashmir and Sir Creek during the fifth chapter of heart of Asia Conference hosted by Pakistan on December 9.