Another Alleged Spy Arrested In Haryana’s Nuh

Haryana police, along with a central agency on Monday claimed of “uncovering a network of spies” after arresting a second individual from Nuh in Haryana. The accused has been identified as Mohammad Tarif, who is a resident of Kangarka village in Nuh district. This is a second such arrest from Nuh based on these charges following the arrest of Armaan from the Rajaka village two days ago.

According to the police, the accused has been arrested for leaking military intelligence to Pakistan and has allegedly confessed to providing a sim card to an employee of the Pakistan High Commission. He is also alleged to have visited Pakistan.

The accused was taken into custody near the Balwa village. According to the officials, two mobile phones were recovered from his possession and he also tried to delete some chats from his phone upon seeing the police.

Along with the accused, cases have also been registered against two Pakistani citizens, Asif Baloch and Zafar who work at the Pakistan High Commission in Delhi. They have been charged under Section 152 of the BNS and sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Official Secrets Act at the Sadar Tauru police station.

A senior investigating officer asserted that, “He was in constant touch with Pakistani numbers through two different SIM cards. The investigation teams are questioning the accused,” as reported by PTI. According to reports, investigations have revealed that some data from a Pakistani WhatsApp number was found deleted from his mobile phone. Other attachments like chats, photos, videos and pictures of military activities were allegedly found that were sent to a phone number in Pakistan.