High Commission staffer has been declared persona non grata for espionage activities. Two persons were arrested on Wednesday morning by the Delhi Police's Crime Branch for selling information related to the BSF and Indian Army's deployment in the border areas to Pakistan. The police also nabbed a Pakistan High Commission staffer when he was receiving secret documents from the two persons. Ravindra Yadav, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) said Mehmood Akhtar was deployed at the visa office at the Pakistan High Commission office 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 06:57 UTC