ISI mole in Mamoon cantt arrested

Jaswinder Singh Baidwan

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The Army nabbed a labourer, Irshad Ahmed, working inside the Mamoon cantonment on charges of spying for Pakistan. He was handed over to the Punjab Police. After interrogation by the police and intelligence agencies, a case under the Officials Secret Act was filed against him.
A top official said that for the past several days, agencies had been keeping a watch on his activities.They were alerted by intelligence sources in New Delhi last evening that he had been regularly making calls to Pakistan. RK Bakshi, Pathankot SSP, confirmed Ahmed's arrest.
Investigators are trying to ascertain if Ahmed had provided logistic help to the six terrorists who entered the Pathankot air base on January 2. An officer said Ahmed was an ISI agent who collected "sensitive information on Indian military bases for his handler Sajjad." Intelligence officials have recovered photos of military installations from Ahmed's cellphone. Sajjad, who was recently arrested in Jammu, will now be questioned on the basis of Ahmed's confessions.
The Pathankot Cantonment is one of the biggest and most sensitive military bases of the Indian Army. Likewise, the Air Force station located nearby, has sophisticated fighter planes, helicopters and high-end assets.
 
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