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Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit was on Thursday summoned by the government after a Pakistani official was held by Delhi Police on charges of espionage.
According to reports, the accused named Mehmood Akhtar works at the Pakistan High Commission in the national capital under Basit and had in his possession sensitive defence documents related to the country’s security.
The Delhi Police Crime Branch arrested and quizzed the staffer who was later let off as he enjoys diplomatic immunity.
Meanwhile, Basit appeared before the Ministry of External Affairs at around 11.30 am after being summoned by Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar.
The arrest comes after the Delhi Police received a tip-off from the Intelligence Bureau (IB).
The Crime Branch also arrested two people, Maulana Ramzan and Subhash Jangir.– both residents of Rajasthan, for allegedly passing on sensitive information to the detained staffer.
According to police, the arrested duo was working for Pakistan’s ISI and was in touch with the staff here at Pakistan High Commission.
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