Suspected Pakistani nationals arrested near Bangladesh border by Bengal STF
Two suspected Pakistani nationals were arrested by the Bengal STF near the Bangladesh border in North 24 Parganas and charged with espionage, lawyers said.
Two men, identified as Rana Rauf Khalid and Md Aziz, were arrested by the West Bengal Police's Special Task Force (STF) near the Bangladesh border in North 24 Parganas district on Wednesday. They were charged with espionage, according to state lawyers. The suspects were apprehended while attempting to cross into Bangladesh with the intent to travel to Nepal, where they have lived intermittently since 2012.
Indian documents, including Aadhaar and voter ID cards bearing the name Wahab Alam, were seized from Khalid during his interrogation. He told the STF that Aziz, who resides in Kolkata's Topsia area, assisted him in obtaining these documents. Both suspects deleted data from their mobile phones prior to their arrest, as reported by their lawyers.
Residents of Topsia, where Aziz resided for most of his time, informed the media that he frequently traveled to Nepal with Khalid and married a local woman there. The Barasat court remanded the two men in police custody until August 26.
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