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A staffer of the Pakistan high commission, who was detained by police for alleged possession of sensitive defence documents+ and was immediately declared persona non-grata, has been asked to leave India within 48 hours+ , MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup said on Thursday.
The staffer Mehmood Akhtar, who worked in the visa section of the high commission and has diplomatic immunity, was procuring critical details from two other accomplices who have been arrested here, police said.
Akhtar was released after prolonged questioning because of his diplomatic immunity.
"During interrogation, Akhtar said that he was posted in the Pakistan high commission here since about two-and-a-half years and was working in visa section," Vikas Swarup said.
"Akhtar is on deputation to Pak ISI since January 2013 and is a serving Hawaldar the Baloch Regiment of Pakistan army, Swarup added.
Pakistan spy Mehmood Akhtar told to leave India within 48 hours: MEA - Times of India
The staffer Mehmood Akhtar, who worked in the visa section of the high commission and has diplomatic immunity, was procuring critical details from two other accomplices who have been arrested here, police said.
Akhtar was released after prolonged questioning because of his diplomatic immunity.
"During interrogation, Akhtar said that he was posted in the Pakistan high commission here since about two-and-a-half years and was working in visa section," Vikas Swarup said.
"Akhtar is on deputation to Pak ISI since January 2013 and is a serving Hawaldar the Baloch Regiment of Pakistan army, Swarup added.
Pakistan spy Mehmood Akhtar told to leave India within 48 hours: MEA - Times of India
