Jaipur: A man was arrested on Thursday in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer district on charges of espionage for Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI, a senior police official said.

CID (Intelligence) unit of Rajasthan Police arrested Hanif Khan, a resident of Basanpeer Jooni in Jaisalmer. He is accused of sending confidential information about the Army to the Pakistani agency in exchange for money.

Dr Vishnukant, IG CID, said that the Intelligence team has been continuously monitoring espionage activities in the state. During their surveillance, they identified suspicious activities of 47-year-old Khan.

Investigations revealed that Khan had allegedly been in regular contact with Pakistani intelligence through social media.

Khan had easy access to the border areas. During interrogation, it was found

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