Pak high commission staffer, detained for espionage, to be expelled from India

October 27, 2016 11:58

Following an eight-minute meeting with Pakistani envoy Abdul Basit, India has conveyed that the Pakistan high commission staffer, Mehmood Akhtar, has been declared persona non grata for espionage activities.

Earlier in the day, Akhtar was detained after he was found in possession of defence documents. On intelligence inputs, Delhi Police Crime Branch took the staffer identified as Mehmood Akhtar in custody. He was released after questioning as he enjoys diplomatic immunity, they said.

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