Pak shells J&K villages

Pakistani Rangers pounded border hamlets and outposts along the IB in Jammu region on Saturday.

JAMMU: A suspected Pakistani spy was arrested by Jammu and Kashmir police from the Ramgarh sub-sector in Samba district on Saturday. Intelligence agencies suspect that the agent had been passing classified information, including locations of security forces in the state to his Pakistan.

“Based on information received on involvement of one Bodh Raj of Changiia village of Jammu district for his espionage activities and passing on vital information regarding deployment and movement of security forces and army to Pakistan, a special search operation was launched in Ramgarh sector of Samba,” Samba SSP Joginder Singh said. A case has been registered against the accused under Section 13 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Official Secrets Act. “He was roaming under suspicious circumstances at Jaida village, barely 1.5 km from the International Border in Ramgarh sub sector when we nabbed him on Thursday night,” a police officer added.

Two Pakistani SIM cards, one memory card and a restricted map depicting locations of security forces in Jammu and Kashmir were recovered from his possession, the officer said. “We had put his phones under surveillance that helped us track his location,” said the officer. HTC