Rajasthan authorities worker arrested for ‘spying’ for Pakistan

Jun 03, 2025 02:14 PM IST

Shakur Khan, an Assistant Administrative Officer (AAO) had been underneath surveillance for suspicious actions over an prolonged interval.

A Rajasthan authorities worker who was earlier detained on suspicion of espionage for Pakistan has now been arrested, the police stated on Tuesday. Shakur Khan, an Assistant Administrative Officer (AAO) posted on the Jaisalmer employment workplace had allegedly been passing delicate, strategic info to Pakistan, they stated.

During monitoring, companies found that he was in common contact with people linked to the Pakistan High Commission.(Representational Image)

The authorities worker had been underneath surveillance for suspicious actions over an prolonged interval. During monitoring, companies found that he was in common contact with people linked to the Pakistan High Commission, notably Ahsan-ur-Rahim alias Danish and Sohail Qamar, Inspector General (CID-Security) Vishnu Kant Gupta stated.

“Khan was taken into custody for questioning a few days ago and was interrogated extensively at the central interrogation facility in Jaipur by multiple intelligence agencies,” Gupta stated in an announcement. He additional shared that Khan had obtained Pakistani visas on a number of events and travelled to Pakistan, allegedly with the help of Danish.

Investigations revealed that in his visits, Khan got here in touch with brokers of Pakistan’s spy company ISI. He has additionally been accused of accumulating delicate info upon return to India and transmitting it to Pakistani handlers by platforms reminiscent of WhatsApp.

Gupta famous that the case constitutes a severe safety breach underneath the Official Secrets Act, 1923. “A case has been registered, and Khan has been arrested under relevant sections of the Act,” he stated. While the police declined to touch upon Khan’s alleged political hyperlinks, sources stated he had beforehand labored as a private assistant (PA) to former Congress minister Shale Mohammad, a element that just lately sparked political controversy.

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