Rajasthan Intelligence officers mentioned Saturday that that they had arrested a Jaisalmer resident for allegedly spying for Pakistan’s intelligence company, Inter-Providers Intelligence (ISI). The arrest comes amid heightened tensions between the 2 nations following the Pahalgam terrorist assault on April 22, which claimed 26 lives.
Officers mentioned that in the course of the monitoring of the strategically vital and extremely delicate worldwide border space of Jaisalmer district, the actions of the suspect, Pathan Khan, resident of Zero RD Mohangarh, Jaisalmer, had been discovered suspicious.
Officers declare that Pathan Khan went to Pakistan in 2013 the place he got here in touch with the officers of the Pakistani intelligence company. “He was lured with cash and obtained coaching in espionage in Pakistan,” one official mentioned. “After 2013 too, Khan stored visiting Pakistan and assembly the officers of the Pakistani intelligence company and, lured by cash, he was constantly sharing delicate and confidential data of Jaisalmer Worldwide Border with them throughout his conferences with Pakistani handlers and thru social media.”
In accordance with sources, Khan additionally supplied Indian SIM playing cards to Pakistani intelligence officers for the aim of spying in return for cash.
The State Particular Department (SSB), which tracks spying actions carried out by Pakistani intelligence companies within the state, mentioned that Khan was interrogated by numerous central companies on the Joint Interrogation Centre, Jaipur. On affirmation of the above information, a case was registered in opposition to Pathan Khan below the Official Secrets and techniques Act, 1923, and he was arrested, it mentioned.
Jaisalmer is a strategically delicate and vital space on the worldwide border with Pakistan as there may be steady motion of the military, together with army workout routines, within the space.
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