Mohammad Iftikhar Khan (27) was arrested by the army near border fencing in Nangi Tikri forward area in Poonch district last night during the patrolling, they said.
Khan is a resident of Koi area in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), police said, adding, nothing incriminating was found from him and he was unarmed.
The Army has handed him over to Police Station Jallas in Poonch for further action, they added.