Tezpur: A retired Indian Air Force (IAF) NCO was arrested from Tezpur in Assam’s Sonitpur district late on Friday for his alleged links with Pakistani intelligence operatives. This follows on the heels of four Kashmiri residents over the past few days in an alleged espionage case.

The retired IAF Junior Warrant Officer, identified as Kulendra Sarma, is a resident of the Patia locality of Tezpur. ADVERTISEMENT

According to the police, preliminary investigation revealed he had shared sensitive documents and information with Pakistani intelligence operatives. Officials have seized his laptop and mobile phone and sent them for forensic tests.

Barun Purkayastha, SP, Sonitpur, has been quoted by The New Indian Express as saying that the police were tracking the accused for the past few weeks

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