High Commission staffer has been declared persona non grata for espionage activities. Two alleged spies who were selling information related to BSF and Indian Army's deployment on border areas have been arrested by the Delhi Police's Crime Branch. Police also nabbed a Pakistan High Commission staffer while he was allegedly receiving these documents from the alleged spies. Identified as Mehmood Akhtar, the alleged ISI agent was deployed at the visa office at the Pakistan High Commission office in Delhi for the last two-and-a-half-years. The Delhi Police then contacted the Ministry of External Affairs who in turn contacted the Pakistan High Commission officers who confirmed that Akhtar was working with them.

Source: The Hindu October 27, 2016 05:38 UTC