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Naval official arrested for alleged nexus with ISI
Close on the heels of arrest of a senior naval officer of the Eastern Naval Command for his alleged links with ISI, another official at the Naval Armament Depot (NAD) at Visakhapatnam was, on Saturday, arrested on similar charges.
Close on the heels of arrest of a senior naval officer of the Eastern Naval Command for his alleged links with ISI, another official at the Naval Armament Depot (NAD) at Visakhapatnam was, on Saturday, arrested on similar charges.
The chief security officer at NAD, Lt Commandant Rajkumar, who was detained for interrogation earlier this week, was arrested and produced before a court in Visakhapatnam, which remanded him to judicial custody.
Investigations had established that Rajkumar was passing on vital defence information to Pakistani agents through his 'contacts' in Nepal, city police commissioner A K Khan told reporters. The naval official, who had joined the NAD about two years ago, had links with the kingpin of the espionage ring Birender Singh Panwar, a retired naval officer, who was acting as a conduit.
Singh, who retired from service in 1996, had developed links with Pakistani agents and took Rajkumar to Kathmandu for a meeting with his 'contacts', the commissioner said.
It was established that Rajkumar had received Rs 2.5 lakh as 'remuneration' for passing on defence information and the money was deposited in a joint account held by his wife and daughters in a New Delhi bank. Earlier this month, a senior naval officer Rajbeer Singh, working as deputy chief petty officer, was arrested on charges of espionage and links with ISI.
Bureau Report
Investigations had established that Rajkumar was passing on vital defence information to Pakistani agents through his 'contacts' in Nepal, city police commissioner A K Khan told reporters. The naval official, who had joined the NAD about two years ago, had links with the kingpin of the espionage ring Birender Singh Panwar, a retired naval officer, who was acting as a conduit.
Singh, who retired from service in 1996, had developed links with Pakistani agents and took Rajkumar to Kathmandu for a meeting with his 'contacts', the commissioner said.
It was established that Rajkumar had received Rs 2.5 lakh as 'remuneration' for passing on defence information and the money was deposited in a joint account held by his wife and daughters in a New Delhi bank. Earlier this month, a senior naval officer Rajbeer Singh, working as deputy chief petty officer, was arrested on charges of espionage and links with ISI.
Bureau Report