Four operations allegedly working for the Indian Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) were arrested from Karachi during a raid in the Malir Quaidabad area on Wednesday.
The arrested individuals are accused of spying on the military and economic corridors of China-Pakistan, they said the intelligence agencies and the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of the Police.
They were identified as Muhammad Khan Bariyo aka Guloo, Akhtar, Jameen Mullah aka Jaman and Ghulam Qadir aka Akash.
Siu’s police superintendent Muhammad Shoaib Memon said that the main suspect, Muhammad Khan, resident of the Sujawal district, had been in contact with RAW and a certain colonel Ranjeet of camp No. 59 of the Indian border security force since 2009.
The arrested suspects would travel there and provide confidential information, including photos of key facilities, details of the display personnel and geographical locations, he added.
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The SSP emphasized the seriousness of the situation in the context of the prevailing hostile position of India and said that sharing such information is a direct act of aggression against Pakistan. The mobile phones of the suspects were also verified, he added.
The authorities found the Indian colonel number on their phones and discovered that he was being referred to as “boss” in their communications. In addition, geographical software was found on confiscated phones and WhatsApp was being used to send images and locations of important facilities.
A highly sensitive document, a training manual of the Pakistan army, also recovered from its possession.
In response to new consultations, the SSP Shoaib Memon revealed that suspects provided detailed intelligence, including locations and deployments of troops of military facilities and related to CPEC in the city of Bin Qasim.
They also transmitted confidential information about military and naval facilities in Sujawal, including shift times, personnel rotations and types of weapons used. He added that it seems that the arrested suspects were planning an important terrorist plot, but it would be premature to say anything at this stage, since the investigation is still ongoing.
Recovered mobile phones have been sent for a forensic analysis and more details of certain Indian contacts are sought, as well as shared information.
In addition, explosive materials, including four grenades, a Kalashnikov rifle, another rifle, two guns and photographs of critical facilities in addition to other incriminating articles were seized from the suspects at the time of the arrest, according to the authorities.
According to SSU, the suspects had crossed the Pakistani border from Sujawal through the Route del Mar to enter India, where they informed the BSF camp no 59. In exchange for their services, they received monetary compensation, Indian liquors and cigarettes, which were seized during the operation.
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The vehicle in which the suspects were wandering, along with grenades and arms, was also seized, and it was discovered that he had been taken from a citizen.
SSP Memon said the cases have registered against the suspects under the anti -nationalism of the law.
