Pak spy was carrying fake Indian driving licence

NEW DELHI: The Pakistan High Commission driver, caught last week for 'spying', had created an Indian identity to avoid suspicion while carrying out his illegal activities here, police sources said on Saturday.

Mohd Farooq, who has been asked to leave India, had arranged a fake driving licence to show that he was a citizen of this country. The address in the licence was also fictitious, they said.

The licence of Delhi government carried his photograph but was in the name of Rajesh Yadav, the sources said.

Farooq was apprehended on October 20 while allegedly receiving classified defence documents from an Indian army man, Anil Kumar Dubey.

While Dubey was arrested by Delhi Police's Special Cell, Farooq was handed over to Pakistan High Commission following completion of legal formalities soon after being caught.

Delhi police believes that Farooq was an ISI agent and was working as driver to conceal his real identity.

According to police, Farooq was in touch with Dubey for at least three months but it was not immediately known as to whether the armyman had given out any information earlier.

Investigations are being conducted to ascertain this aspect as well as Farooq's other contacts, if any, the sources said.

India on Wednesday declared the driver as 'persona non grata' and asked him to leave the country within a week. The External Affairs Ministry told the Pakistan High Commission that his activities were not compatible with his status, a euphemism for spying, and so should be withdrawn from here.