Suspected ISI agent and associate held near India-Bangladesh border
West Bengal's Special Task Force apprehended two individuals, including a Pakistani national suspected of ties to the ISI, near the India-Bangladesh border. The Pakistani national allegedly entered India illegally in 2012 and was reportedly tracking train and military movements.
Key takeaways
- West Bengal STF apprehended two individuals, including a suspected Pakistani national, near the India-Bangladesh border.
- The Pakistani national, identified as Rana Rauf alias Wahab Alam, is suspected of having links to Pakistan's ISI.
- Rauf allegedly entered India illegally in 2012 via Nepal and was reportedly tracking train and armed forces movements.
- The second arrested individual allegedly had direct contact with Rauf and assisted him.
West Bengal's Special Task Force (STF) detained two individuals, one identified as a suspected Pakistani national, close to the India-Bangladesh border on Wednesday. Officials indicated that the Pakistani national, Rana Rauf alias Wahab Alam, a resident of Faisalabad, Pakistan, was apprehended in the Bangaon area of North 24 Parganas district.
Investigators are examining Rauf's activities, contacts, and movements within India, with suspicions of links to Pakistan's intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). Authorities are attempting to determine the nature of information Rauf was gathering and if it was being transmitted outside the country.
The second individual was arrested in Topsia on Tuesday and is believed to have had direct contact with Rauf and provided assistance. This person is currently being questioned to ascertain the scope of their association and involvement of others.
According to investigators, Rauf is believed to have entered India illegally through Nepal in 2012, spending some time there before settling in West Bengal. STF officers noted that Rauf had been monitoring the movements of various trains and armed forces within the country.
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