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Published 05:28 IST, September 10th 2020

1 held for transferring funds to man spying for Pakistan

Intelligence officials on Wednesday arrested a man for allegedly transferring funds to a spy who was passing confidential information to his Pakistani handler.

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Intelligence officials on Wednesday arrested a man for allegedly transferring funds to a spy who was passing confidential information to his Pakistani handler. The officials arrested Aditya Singh of Agra who had transferred funds to one Mushtaq Ali through a mobile payment app. Ali was earlier arrested under espionage charges.

Singh had deposited Rs 10,000 in e-wallet of Ali in February 2019, the intelligence officials said. Another accused in the case, Mira Khan, was produced before a local court on Wednesday from where he was sent to one-day police remand. 

Updated 05:28 IST, September 10th 2020

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