Pakistani spy arrested in Rajasthan; confesses smuggling RDX into India

According to reports, this is the time that Pakistan has sent a ‘Hindu’ spy on visa and passport.

A Pakistani spy was on Friday arrested in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan and he has confessed that he played an instrumental role in smuggling around 35 kg of RDX into India.

The spy named Nandal Maharaj was nabbed based on intelligence inputs from the RAW. A cellular phone has also been also recovered from him.

\"The accused who identified himself as Nandu is a Pakistani national and entered the country on visa,\" U R Sahoo, ADG Intelligence said.

\"He was found in suspicious circumstances in Jaisalmer yesterday and was interrogated. He is now being taken to Jaipur. He will be placed under arrest later,\" he said.

\"We are probing his local connections in the border areas and those who helped him reach there,\" he added.

According to reports, this is the time that Pakistan has sent a ‘Hindu’ spy on visa and passport.

Maharaj had been staying in Jaisalmer since the last six months. He operated a textile showroom in Pakistan and has sound financial background.

(This article first appeared in Deccan Chronicle)