Pak. official involved in espionage

By Our Staff Reporter

NEW DELHI, NOV. 2. A spy racket, active in procuring confidential fact-files pertaining to the security of the Indian naval bases, has been busted here with the arrest of a Pakistan High Commission official and three civilian staff of the Indian Naval Headquarters.

The Special Cell of Delhi police, under the supervision of the Assistant Commissioner, Mr. Rajbir Singh, arrested Gulam Shabbir Khan, official of the Pakistan High Commission, Mohammad Abdul Samad, an assistant grade official with the Directorate of Marine Engineering, Francis Prakash, a daftari, and Babul Nath Maurya, junior design officer, Naval Headquarters.

Police had received information that a civilian employee of the Naval Headquarters - Samad - was passing on defence-related documents to an official of the Pakistan High Commission against payments.

A team was formed to trail the activities of the naval staff. It was revealed that two others, Prakash and Babul Nath, were also involved in the espionage ring, active for the past one-and-half years. After collecting sufficient information, the Special Cell waited to nab the four.

The team was tipped off that on Thursday, Samad would come to the Tandoor Refreshment Point on Vikas Marg with his accomplices to deliver secret documents to the Pakistan High Commission official.

A trap was laid and plainclothesmen were stationed at the point. The sleuths sprung into action after Samad and Prakash handed over the documents to Shabbir Khan.

The three were arrested and booked under the Official Secrets Act.

The two naval staff disclosed that Babul Nath was waiting near the ITO bridge with some more documents.

Another raid was mounted and Babul Nath nabbed. Shabbir Khan was handed over to the Ministry of External Affairs.

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