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Details on weapons, camps leaked to Pak agency by spy handler Khan

Documents and log sheets of the weapons possessed of the BSF, maps and images of the secured premises of camps in J&K, aircraft details, strategies and operations planned by the forces were leaked to Pakistani agency via Khan and Abdul Rasheed.

Updated on: Nov 30, 2015, 00:08:28 IST
Hindustan Times | By , New Delhi
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Documents and log sheets of the weapons possessed and recently procured by the Border Security Force (BSF), maps and images of the secured premises of camps in J&K, details on recent purchases of aircraft, strategies and operations planned by the forces, list of the deployment pattern and strength of personnel in each unit, were among the series of details that the police recovered from the alleged Indian handler, Kafaitullah Khan.

BSF jawans patrolling along the Indo-Pak international border in Amritsar. Pakistani agency’s alleged Indian handler  Kafaitullah Khan reportedly shared sensitive information on BSF with the ISI. (HT File Photo)
BSF jawans patrolling along the Indo-Pak international border in Amritsar. Pakistani agency’s alleged Indian handler Kafaitullah Khan reportedly shared sensitive information on BSF with the ISI. (HT File Photo)

Khan, has been passing information to Pakistan Intelligence Operative, for the past one year.

Seeing the nature of documents that were being leaked to the PIO, he along with one of his source in the BSF, Abdul Rasheed, head constable in BSF posted in the Intelligence Wing of Border Security Force, were arrested under the provisions of the Official Secrets Act.

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Khan, is believed to have built a strong network in the defence forces including the Army, BSF and the Air Force. The police suspect that he has strategically placed his sources at important camps, headquarters of the defence forces who leak secret information to him in exchange for money. “The arrest of Abdul Rasheed is only the tip of the iceberg. We suspect that Khan has an entire network of spies working for him. We are analysing the documents recovered. The documents will lead us to other moles,” police said.

 
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