The Juvenile Justice Board in Poonch of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday ordered the release of 14-year-old Asmad Ali and 16-year-old Khayyam Masood, the two minors who were kept in an Indian observation home after they accidentally crossed the border via Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).
Asmad Ali has been in the home for the past nine months and Khayyam Masood for a year. The government of India has been asked to send the teenagers to their native place.
Mehmood Anjum, member of the Juvenile Justice Board, said that the release orders were issued on Thursday. The Hindu had reported in July on the plight of these minors and their families back in Pakistan who were waiting for their release.
