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Pak spy ring: 3rd suspect arrested
October 28, 2016
A third arrest has been made in the Pakistan spy-ring case, a man named Shoaib has been held.
A Pakistan High Commission staffer was expelled yesterday by India for
espionage and has been ordered to leave within 48 hours.
Mahmood Akhtar,
35, was caught by the police on Wednesday at the Delhi zoo, while he
was receiving sensitive intel and documents from two men from Rajasthan.
The
men were arrested but Akhtar was let off because of diplomatic
immunity. Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar summoned Pakistan's High
Commissioner Abdul Basit on Thursday and said Akhtar is persona non
grata and he and his family must leave by Saturday.
To Pakistan's
allegation that Akhtar was "detained and manhandled in violation of the
Vienna convention," foreign ministry spokesperson Vikas Swaroop said:
"Akhtar was treated with "most respect."
Image: The two Indian suspects arrested yesterday in the Pakistan spy-ring case
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