Suspected spies arrested outside Army camp
Jammu: Two persons, suspected to be spying for Pakistan, were arrested Tuesday while they were shooting videos and taking photographs outside an Army camp here, officials said.
The suspected spies were handed over to the police and are being questioned at a joint interrogation centre, the officials said.
They said an army patrol noticed the two moving suspiciously at Parmandal Morh near Ratnuchak Military Station and kept a close watch on them.
While one of them is from Kathua, the other hails from Doda, the officials said.
They were seen taking pictures and videographing the military station and were immediately taken into custody for questioning, the officials said.
They said their mobile phones were scanned during which it came to light that they were in regular contact with some persons in Pakistan and have also shared some videos with them a few hours before their arrest.
The suspected spies of Pakistan, who were handed over to the police, are being grilled at a joint interrogation centre to know about the plan of the militants.
The duo were identified as 38-year-old Mushtaq Ahmed Malik, son of Atta Mohammad Malik of Udhyanpur area of Doda district, and 24-year-old Nadeem Akhter, son of Mohammad Shafi of Malhar area of Kathua district, they said.
They were working for two Hizbul Mujahideen militants based in Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) and were in contact with them, they said.
The two Hizbul militants based in PaK were kins of the duo and they had gone to PaK and joined HM several years ago, they said.
The duo were given tasks by the Hizbul militants for recce of areas, video footages and pictures of the vital installations, they said.
The interrogators are looking into various angels including past attacks on camps and terror plans in this regard, they said.
An army patrol noticed the two moving suspiciously at Parmandal Morh near Ratnuchak Military Station and kept a close watch on them.
They were seen taking pictures and video graphing the military station and were immediately taken into custody for questioning, the officials said. (PTI)
Press Trust of India
