Terror training trip lands spy in security net

Khan was allegedly leaking information to the ISI on a regular basis using app-based communication and had won the confidence of his Pakistani handler, a senior officer investigating the case said.

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BSF head constable Abdul Rashid
BSF head constable Abdul Rashid after being produced in a Delhi court on Monday.

The suspected handler of Pakistan Intelligence Operative (PIO) was allegedly preparing arrested ISI agent Kafaitullah Khan to go to Pakistan for terror training. Jammu and Kashmir resident Kafaitullah Khan alias Master Raja (44) during interrogation said he had plans to meet a official in the Pakistan High Commission, who was going to help him get a Pakistani visa, the police said.

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Khan was allegedly leaking information to the ISI on a regular basis using app-based communication and had won the confidence of his Pakistani handler, a senior officer investigating the case said. As his handler wanted Khan to visit Pakistan on a fresh visa, cops suspect that he was being prepared for a bigger role.

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Delhi Police on Monday confirmed that Khan had been leaking information to Pakistan for the last two years.

"Our men in the Pakistan High Commission will help you in getting visa. When you will go there we will inform him and he will come and assist you," Khan told the police during interrogation, according to JCP (Crime Branch) Ravindra Yadav. However, the police are yet to identify the officer in the Pakistan High Commission.

"We will seek help of Ministry of External Affairs once we zero down the officer. Khan is not aware of the contact of the concerned person at the High Commission," officer said. Police, during interrogation, found that Khan visited Pakistan in 2013, where he came in contact with ISI officials. He was offered a lot of money by the agency to procure intelligence.

Khan was lured by the ISI to cultivate spies in defence forces and thus he motivated his relative and BSF head constable Abdul Rashid. Both - the BSF head constable and the Pakistan Intelligence Operative - have been booked under the provisions of the Official Secrest Act. They have been remanded to seven days in police custody, during which the police will try to ascertain what documents they had leaked.

The police are also verifying reports alleging Khan's involvement in a organ trafficking racket at Jammu and Kashmir, said Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Ravindra Yadav, adding that the police are currently clueless in connection with that matter. So far, Khan has claimed that he was booked by the police twice for alleged involvement in fights during protests at Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir between 2013 and 2014, police said.

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Investigators learnt that the duo leaked sensitive information pertaining to deployment of security agencies, infiltration routes, etc to Pakistan using emails, WhatsApp and Viber. Cops claim it was difficult to intercept their communication as they were app-based. Security agencies are also tracking the international money channel used by the PIO.

"The ISI Terror training trip lands spy in security net Alleged ISI spy Kafaitullah Khan was supposed to get help from lured them with money but were not paying the promised amount. The money was being paid through international transfers. Money came via the Gulf and the money trail is being investigated," officer said.

"After scanning his financial records from bank accounts in Jammu and Rajouri district we have found that he used to get a fixed pay of around Rs 20,000 per month," an officer said.

Almost all the money transfers received by Khan were routed either through UAE or Saudi Arabia. Probe revealed that the money came from Pakistan, which was routed through international channels. Police are also investigating antinational activities sponsored by ISI.

"He (Khan) has revealed more names. Teams are conducting raids and verifying his details. Involvement of other men from the armed forces cannot be ruled out," a senior officer said.