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Bengal STF arrests two suspected Pak spies near Bangladesh border
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. A Barasat court remanded…
The Story in Brief
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. A Barasat court remanded them in police custody until August 26.
The suspects were identified as Rana Rauf Khalid alias Wahab Alam and Md Aziz (also named as Muhammad Izaz by Economic Times). The STF said Rauf, a Faisalabad resident, entered India through Nepal in 2012 and was tracking movements of Army and railway officials. Forged Indian documents including Aadhaar and voter ID cards were seized. Lawyers for the state said both men deleted data from their phones before arrest. Aziz allegedly helped procure the forged documents.
The Indian Opinion
The arrest near Benapole border fits a pattern of alleged ISI-linked activity in Bengal. But the state's claim of an active spy ring must be tested against evidence beyond interrogation statements. The court's decision on police custody extension next week will indicate whether concrete proof, such as recovered communication logs or financial trails, exists. Without it, this could remain a case of illegal immigration with forged papers, not espionage. How much verifiable data emerges from those deleted phones?
Sources (3): hindustantimes.com, economictimes.indiatimes.com, ndtv.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
