US EditionRetired IAF Personnel Arrested for Alleged Pakistan Links in Assam
The accused, a retired junior warrant officer, allegedly shared sensitive documents with Pakistani intelligence, leading to a police case and five-day custody, officials said.
- On Saturday , Kulendra Sharma, a retired junior warrant officer who retired in 2002 from Salonibari airbase, was arrested in Sonitpur district, Tezpur, Assam.
- Additional Superintendent of Police Haricharan Bhumij said preliminary probes found Sharma shared sensitive documents with Pakistani operatives over social media platforms after about two weeks of surveillance.
- Police seized Sharma's laptop and mobile phone and sent the devices for forensic examination, noting some data had been deleted; a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita includes charges of acts endangering sovereignty, criminal conspiracy, and causing disappearance of evidence.
- A local court remanded Sharma to five days of police custody, while investigators continue probing recipients of shared information and authenticity of documents.
- Investigators suspect highly confidential information may have been shared, and police are trying to ascertain if Sharma had any local associates in this major security-related development involving the Indian Air Force.
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Retired IAF officer arrested in Assam for alleged links with Pakistani intelligence
A retired Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel has been arrested in Assam's Sonitpur district for allegedly having links with Pakistani intelligence operatives, police said on Saturday. Additional Superintendent of Police Haricharan Bhumij said preliminary investigations indicate that the accused shared sensitive documents and information with Pakistani operatives through social media platforms, as per the news agency PTI. Police have seized the acc…
Retired IAF personnel arrested for alleged Pak links in Assam
Tezpur: A retired Indian Air Force personnel has been arrested in Assam’s Sonitpur district for alleged links with Pakistani intelligence operatives, police said on Saturday. Additional Superintendent of Police Haricharan Bhumij said preliminary investigation revealed that the accused had shared sensitive documents and information with Pakistani operatives over social media. Police have seized his laptop and mobile phone. Also ReadThree arrested…
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