Pak Spy Caught in Jaisalmer Could Be Part of an Espionage Nexus

Nandlal Maharaj (Photo Courtesy: Twitter/ANI)

A suspected Pakistani spy was investigated by intelligence sleuths in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan on 19 August.

The accused who identified himself as Nandu is a Pakistani national and entered the country on visa. He was found in suspicious circumstances in Jaisalmer yesterday (18 August). He is now being taken to Jaipur. He will be placed under arrest later. We are probing his local connections in the border areas and those who helped him reach there.

UR Sahoo, ADG Intelligence

According to Gaurav Yadav, Superintendent of Police, Nandlal Maharaj had drawn maps of the border areas and clicked photographs. He is suspected to be part of a big espionage network.

Maharaj was spotted in one of the 350 villages along the Jaisalmer border. These are out of bounds for foreigners and even Indians need special permission to enter this zone.

Villagers claimed that Maharaj was offering money in exchange for information on secure and high security areas.

Jaisalmer borders Pakistan and is 560 km from state capital Jaipur.

(With inputs from PTI and NDTV.)