January 20, 2020 6:44 PM

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Uttar Pradesh Police arrests suspected ISI agent in Varanasi

Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) of Uttar Pradesh Police in a joint operation with Military Intelligence Unit has arrested Rashid Ahmed, an alleged Inter-Services Intelligence agent from Varanasi, who was passing on information to his handlers in Pakistan.<br />''<br />''According to a press release of ATS, Military intelligence agencies received inputs a few months back regarding youth from Varanasi who was passing on critical information of Military establishments and CRPF camps to Pakistani Intelligence agencies over the phone.<br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports that the agency worked on this input through months of discreet surveillance and analysis with the support of other central agencies. Finally, a joint team of Military Intelligence and UP ATS nabbed Rashid who is a resident of Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh. During the investigation, it was found that Ahmad had been to Pakistan twice and there he met the handlers.<br />''<br />''According to the officials, the ISI agent used to get money and gifts in lieu of sending photographs and videos. A statement from ATS said that the suspect will be interrogated about how many places he has visited and clicked photographs and how much money or gifts he has got. He will also be quizzed about the locations and camps whose photos he has sent and how many other people are associated with him.<br />''<br />''<br />

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