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ISI agent held

A suspected ISI agent, hailing from Pakistan, was arrested and sensitive documents related to Army seized from his possession, police said.

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LUCKNOW: A suspected ISI agent, hailing from Pakistan, was arrested and sensitive documents related to Army seized from his possession near Charbagh railway station here, police said on Wednesday.
    
Abdul Jabbar alias Sikandar, a resident of Pakistani port city of Karachi, was arrested on Tuesday night by the Uttar Pradesh Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS), Additional Director General Law and Order Brijlal said.
    
"Maps of restrict cantonment area in Lucknow and secret information regarding Central command were recovered from Sikandar," he said.
    
Sikandar was trained by Pakastani Military Intelligence (MI) for spying about establishments of Navy, Army and Air Force in India and pass on information to his bosses in Pakistan through internet and telephone, he alleged.
    
Brijlal said the arrested spy was involved in drugs trade in Karachi and was contacted by MI in 2007 to work for them and he was subsequently given nine months training in Pakistan.
    
"The Pakistani MI official used to bear expenses of family members of Sikandar, who was sent to India through (Kathmandu) Nepal, where he landed on November 15 last month through air route," Brijlal said, adding that he was given fake Indian currency notes and provided help by MI officials.
    
Sikandar had visited India three-four times before as also several Asian countries, he said, adding the ATS had applied for remand of the agent to elicit more information from him about his other aides.
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