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Two Indians, Pak Diplomat Held for ‘Spying’

The Pakistan High Commission employee was briefly detained and has been asked to leave India.

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Two Indian nationals have been arrested for allegedly spying for Pakistan while a Pakistan High Commission employee was also briefly detained for espionage and has been asked to leave India.

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The two Indians, identified as Maulana Ramzan and Subhash Jangir, both residents of Rajasthan, have been remanded in 12 days’ police custody by a Delhi court.

Mehmood Akhtar, an official in the Pakistan High Commission, was briefly detained and let off because of diplomatic immunity, a police officer said. Akhtar has been declared a persona non grata and asked to leave the country in 48 hours.

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