One Pak ‘spy’ contested polls in Rajasthan, other was a cleric

AJMER: One of the Nagaur residents arrested by Delhi police on charges of spying for Pakistan’s Inter-services Intelligence (ISI) had fought the 2013 assembly elections as an Independent while the other accused was an Imam in the local mosque, police said on Thursday.

Maulana Ramzan and Subhash Jangid, residents of Nagaur, were arrested by police in Delhi on suspicion of being ISI agents and passing on vital information to their handlers in Pakistan and to one Mehmood Akhtar, an official in Pakistani high commission in New Delhi.

Meanwhile, there were reports that a third alleged Pakistani spy, Shoeb, had been picked up by police in Jodhpur though there was no official confirmation. Intelligence officials refused to speak on the issue, saying Delhi police is handling the case.

According to locals, Ramzan and Jangid have been friends for several years. Ramzan ran a cloth store in Bassi locality while Jangir had a grocery store there.

Maulana, a native of Barmer district, shifted to Nagaur several years ago and was also the Imam at the Qureshi mosque in the city, said Bhanwar Singh, SHO, Kotwali.

Jangid, a native of Inana village, had fought the 2013 assembly elections as an independent from Khinvsar constituency.

According to Inana villagers, Jangid ran into heavy debt after the polls and shifted to Nagaur to set up business. “He was in debt after the elections,” said an Inana resident Yogesh Kumar.

Nagaur police visited the duo’s shops on Thursday but found them locked. They also went to Maulana’s house and found that too locked.

“We were informed by neighbours that he (Maulana) left for Delhi three days ago to buy goods for his shop,” Bhanwar Singh said.

MAULANA RAMZAN AND SUBHASH JANGID WERE ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF BEING ISI AGENTS AND PASSING ON INFO TO THEIR PAK HANDLERS