Man held in ISI spy case shared information on Indian Army
Lucknow, Oct 28: The investigations being conducted following the arrest of a spy has revealed that he had visited Pakistan in 2014, when he first came in contact with the ISI.
The Bulandshahr police arrested Mohammad Zahid Ansari, 35 and charged him under the Official Secrets Act.
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During the interrogation, it was revealed that he had visited Pakistan in 2014 as some of his relatives were settled in Karachi. He was contacted by the ISI, who then told him to pass on sensitive information in exchange for money.
After
he
returned
to
India,
he
began
sharing
information
on
WhatsApp
and
Skype.
He
was
paid
money
in
return
for
the
information.
The
police
is
yet
to
ascertain
the
information
that
he
had
passed
on.
The
police
said
that
they
had
recovered
sensitive
documents
relating
to
the
Army,
a
cellphone,
voter
identification
card
and
Rs
2,450
in
cash.
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Zahid, a resident of Khujra was working in a factory as a labourer for the past two decades. His family however claims that he has been falsely implicated in the case.
They also said that his maternal uncle and aunt live in Pakistan. They live in Karchi and Zahid had visited them twice. He would talk with them on phone, but never shared any sensitive information, his family also claimed.