Guwahati: The Indian armed forces arrested an alleged Pakistani spy from the 41 Sub Area in Jorhat’s Lisubari on Sunday.
The accused has been identified as Samsul Islam, a welding worker who has been employed at the 41 Sub Area for several years.
A Bilasipara resident from Dhubri, Islam is accused of spying on the Indian Army and passing classified information to handlers in Pakistan.
Till now the Indian Army has not issued an official statement regarding the arrest.
Meanwhile, two more individuals accused of being “anti-nationals” were apprehended in Assam, bringing the total number of such arrests to 81 since the Pahalgam terror attack in April, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday.
In a social media post, Sarma confirmed that one person each was arrested from Sonitpur and Kamrup districts.
