Aide to
Samajwadi Party MP arrested
in spy racket
New
Delhi: An aide to a Samajawadi Party MP
has been arrested in connection with an espionage case that led to the
expulsion of a Pakistan High Commission staffer from India on Friday night 28th
October 2016.
The
Crime Branch of Delhi Police detained Farhat, Personal Assistant to Rajya Sabha
member Munawwar Saleem, from Uttar Pradesh on last night.
According
to police sources, Farhat used to hand over official documents to Akhtar for
money. He had come into contact with the Pakistan High Commission some years
ago.
On
Saturday, the MP sacked Akhtar and said he regretted employing him. Three
Indians from Rajasthan have been arrested in connection with the spy ring. They
are Maulana Ramzan and Subhash Jangir, who were trapped along with the
Pakistani official here, and Shoaib.
In
the evening Farhat,
PA of SP leader Munawwar Saleem sent to 10 day police custody by Delhi court,
sources said.
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