Darjeeling (West Bengal) : Two agents and another two linkmen of the Pakistani spy agency ISI were arrested at Kurseong in Darjeeling district on Sunday.
“Two ISI agents identified as Maghan
Bahadur Singh, resident of Chotta Adalpur and Mesho Sauria, resident of
Panighatta Tea Estate were arrested on the charge of spying for ISI this
afternoon,” Superintendent of Police Kunal Agarwal told journalists at
Kurseong police station.
Two other ISI linkmen Gopal Khati of Naxalbari and Dhan Bahadur Pradhan of Panighatta Bazar were also arrested, he said.
Agarwal said that 54-year-old Maghan
Bahadur Singh was first arrested following the revelation of his name by
one Upper Division Clerk of Army in Jaipur who had been arrested on the
charge of spying for ISI. Maghan is an ex-armyman and was dismissed
from service following his jail for 58 days for killing a person and
stealing his car, the police said.
Three others were arrested after Maghan told the police that they worked with him, the SP said.
“They used to pass information related
to India’s security to the ISI agents in Kathmandu. They have been
operating for the past three years,” Agarwal said.Several documents and
mobile phones were seized from their possession, police said.
“Two local residents and one Armyman
have been detained for interrogation. The information has been sent to
the police in Rajasthan and National Investigation Agency,” Agarwal
said. The four arrested persons would be produced before the ACJM court
in Kurseong on Monday, the police said.
Source : Niti Central
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