# Bengal STF arrests two suspected Pakistani spies near Bangladesh border 2026-08-12T19:31:25+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 4 independent outlets West Bengal Police's Special Task Force (STF) arrested two suspected Pakistani nationals near the Bangladesh border in North 24 Parganas district on Wednesday and charged them with espionage. The accused, identified as Rana Rauf Khalid alias Wahab Alam and Md Aziz (also named Muhammad Izaz), were produced before a Barasat court, which remanded them in police custody until August 26. According to state lawyers, Khalid entered India through Nepal in 2012 and was tracking the movements of Army and railway officials. The STF alleges he has links with Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence. Authorities seized forged Indian documents including Aadhaar and voter ID cards. Aziz, arrested from Kolkata's Topsia area, is suspected of providing these documents. Both men deleted some mobile data before capture. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com - economictimes.indiatimes.com - ndtv.com - assamtribune.com Tags: Bangladesh border, espionage, forged documents, ISI, Pakistan, West Bengal STF Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bengal-stf-arrests-two-suspected-pak-spies-near-bangladesh-border/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bengal-stf-arrests-two-suspected-pak-spies-near-bangladesh-border/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.