ISI spy ring leads cops to ‘mole’ in Pakistan high commission

NEW DELHI: The interrogation of the arrested Border Security Force head constable Abdul Rasheed and his handler Kafaitullah Khan has led the crime branch to probe an ISI mole in the Pakistan High Commission in Delhi who may be facilitating anti-India activities.

Police said Khan had been called to Pakistan by his handlers in the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to discuss developments in recruitments and information-sharing. However, his visa had expired so he was asked to meet a person at the high commission, whose identity has not been disclosed, and submit his passport.

Rasheed, who has been remanded in police custody till December 7, had passed on the Army's frontier war plan to ISI, highly-placed sources have confirmed to TOI. Delhi Police has recovered a copy of the plan, called Order of Battle (ORBAT), from Rasheed apart from other sensitive documents. ISI had also obtained the exact location and strength of two Rashtriya Rifles units and deployment of BSF units in Poonch, Mendhar and Rajouri through the agents.

These details have been submitted by the crime branch to a city court as well. The arrested duo are being interrogated to ascertain the identity of their Pakistani handlers and other possible accomplices in the Army and BSF. Police say the duo have accomplices in other security units as well who have been identified and are likely to be arrested in the coming days.