New Delhi, Oct 27 (PTI): A Pakistan High Commission staffer was detained on Thursday ?after he was found in possession of defence documents?, while two ?residents of Rajasthan were arrested on espionage charges, police said. Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit has been summoned by the Ministry of External Affairs. On intelligence inputs, Delhi Police Crime Branch took the staffer identified as Mehmood Akhtar in custody. The Crime Branch also arrested two persons, residents of Rajasthan, for allegedly passing on sensitive information to the staffer. The spies were in touch with the staff here at Pakistan High Commission and were providing sensitive information,” said a senior police officer.

Source: The Telegraph October 27, 2016 06:45 UTC