India is to expel a Pakistan High Commission official for "espionage activities", the foreign ministry said, with tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours already running high.
India's foreign secretary, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, summoned Pakistan's High Commissioner Abdul Basit to inform him of the decision to expel Mehmood Akhtar, who was briefly held in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Delhi police crime commissioner, Ravindra Yadav, said the official had been detained on Wednesday with defence and other documents in his possession.
Two men from Rajasthan have been arrested for allegedly leaking sensitive documents to Akhtar, who was let off because of diplomatic immunity.
"The Pakistan High Commission official was the kingpin," said Yadav.
"He used to recruit Indians for spying and send information to Pakistan. The [spying] module was active for a year and a half. We were working [on] it for the past six months. We recovered documents on defence deployment and border area maps. They had lists of BSF men who were deployed, transferred or retired."
A Pakistan High Commission official in New Delhi confirmed to Al Jazeera that Akhtar has been given 48 hours to leave the country.
[aljazeera.com]
27/10/16
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India's foreign secretary, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, summoned Pakistan's High Commissioner Abdul Basit to inform him of the decision to expel Mehmood Akhtar, who was briefly held in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Delhi police crime commissioner, Ravindra Yadav, said the official had been detained on Wednesday with defence and other documents in his possession.
- The documents included information on deployment of India's border security forces, Yadav told a press conference.
Two men from Rajasthan have been arrested for allegedly leaking sensitive documents to Akhtar, who was let off because of diplomatic immunity.
"The Pakistan High Commission official was the kingpin," said Yadav.
"He used to recruit Indians for spying and send information to Pakistan. The [spying] module was active for a year and a half. We were working [on] it for the past six months. We recovered documents on defence deployment and border area maps. They had lists of BSF men who were deployed, transferred or retired."
A Pakistan High Commission official in New Delhi confirmed to Al Jazeera that Akhtar has been given 48 hours to leave the country.
[aljazeera.com]
27/10/16
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