The Gujarat Police on Tuesday apprehended a 33-year-old man from Surat on charges of spying and allegedly working for Pakistani intelligence agency ISI, official sources told Press Trust of India.
Deepak Kishor Bhai Salunkhe was arrested by crime branch sleuths from the diamond city, acting on inputs provided by the Military Intelligence from the Pune-based southern army command, they said.
The man, a resident of Bhuvneswari Nagar in Surat, used to run a shop, identified by the sources as Sai Fashions.
"The ISI agent is being handed over to the special operations group (SOG) of Gujarat Police for further proceedings," a source said, Press Trust of India reported.
The sources said Salunkhe was "operating as a financial module which was receiving/transferring money to serving officials as well as civilians (in India) in lieu of crucial information.
"He was in touch with two Pakistan-based handlers, Hamid and Kashif, and was in the process of compromising sensitive information with them," the source said.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Featured Video Of The Day
Curtains On Maharashtra & Jharkhand Campaign: Who Has The Edge?
He Broke Into Homes To Hit Sleeping Women On Head. Cops Explain Why IIIT Surat Invites Applications For Faculty Positions In CSE And ECE Disciplines Gujarat Man Convicted For Terrorist Conspiracy With Pak Spy Agency "Go Falcon. Go GSAT-20": SpaceX Successfully Launches Indian Satellite Why Donald Trump's Cabinet Choices Are Giving Pakistan Sleepless Nights Dhaka, Islamabad Inch Closer With Historic Sea Link. How It Impacts India PM Modi Holds Bilateral Meeting With Indonesia, Portugal At G20 Sidelines Germany To Send 4,000 AI Drones To Ukraine, Rejects Long-Range Missiles India Highlights 4 Key Aspects Of Climate Action At COP29 Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.