An armyman was arrested while allegedly handing over sensitive defence-related classified documents to a Pakistani official here.
Updated at 6.30 pm
NEW DELHI: An army man has been arrested from Southwest Delhi while allegedly handing over sensitive defence-related classified documents to a driver of the Pakistan High Commission.
Anil Kumar, a havaldar working in the army's group insurance scheme, was arrested late on Friday night from Mahipalpur while handing over the documents to Pakistan High Commission's driver Mohammed Farooq, Joint Commisioner of Police Karnal Singh said.
While Farooq was handed over to the High Commission after completing legal formalities, Kumar was arrested under the National Security Act.
In Islamabad, Pakistan's Foreign Office said Farooq was "illegally" detained and "manhandled" and that a protest was lodged with India in this regard.
"Pakistan has lodged a strong protest with the Indian Government over the illegal detention and manhandling of Farooq, a driver of the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi by the Indian security personnel," it said.
"The harassment of the Pakistani driver is a violation of international conventions as well as diplomatic norms," it added.
This was the first such incident involving the diplomatic staff of both countries after Pakistan expelled Indian Visa Counsellor Deepak Kaul on August 5, claiming that he was caught red-handed while receiving documents while on his way to Wagah border to receive his family.
Kaul had said that he was handcuffed and roughly treated during his detention of five hours.
India had then expelled a senior Pakistani diplomat in retaliation.
The incident involving the driver came ahead of the resumption of the foreign secretary-level talks to review the third round of composite dialogue process. The talks are to be held in New Delhi on November 14 and 15.
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