India arrests BSF constable, 5 others for allegedly spying for Pakistan
Indian media alleged that many of the people in BSF are working for Pakistan.
NEW DELHI/KOLKATA (Web Desk) - Two espionage rackets were busted today (Tuesday) with arrests of five people from Jammu and Kolkata. One of the men caught is suspected to be a handler from Pakistan s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the other an officer of the Border Security Force (BSF), police said, Indian media reported.
Kafaitullah Khan alias Master Raja, 44, and BSF head constable Abdul Rasheed, who was posted with the intelligence wing, were arrested from Jammu by a Delhi Police team. Three others were arrested from Kolkata.
But it is yet to be discovered if the two networks are connected.
"Khan who worked as a library assistant in a senior secondary school in Rajouri district is a handler of Pakistan Intelligence Operative and Rasheed was one of his chief sources. The espionage racket run by them is supported by Pakistan s ISI," said Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Ravindra Yadav in Delhi.
Meanwhile, in Kolkata, the local police arrested a contract labourer, 51-year-old Irshad Ansari, his son Asfaq Ansari and another relative, Mohammed Jahangir.
According to police sources, both Irshad and Jahangir have relatives in Karachi and they were hired by the ISI during their visit to the neighbouring country. They have been working as ISI agents for more than 10 years and had been trained by the ISI, the police alleged.
According to Indian media, many of the people in BSF are working for Pakistan who will be soon arrested.
