The Dharampur police in Solan district arrested an Army Colonel from Dehradun last evening on the charges of cheating and forgery after the defence authorities found that he was involved in espionage activities during his posting at the Dagshai cantonment as Lieutenant Colonel in 2023.

The police swung into action after An Army officer from Dagshai, Jadhav, lodged a complaint at Dharampur police station on July 6 stating that Colonel Abhay Pisal of his unit was in possession of forged documents like driving licences, ration cards, Aadhaar cards, PAN cards and a weapon in the name of Tahir Mustafa. An FIR was registered under Sections 420, 467, 468 of the IPC for cheating and forgery and Section 25 of the Arms Act following the complaint.

According to the complaint, Colonel Pisal also pos

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