Kolkata, May 11: Operation Sindoor, carried out by the Indian Armed Forces have alerted the whole nation,to remain vigilant. Meanwhile, a Bengal man who was allegedly spying for Bangladesh was held by security forces.
The man detained by Army personnel in north Bengal for suspiciously moving around the Bengdubi military station. Later he was remanded in police custody by a Siliguri court on Saturday after he admitted being a spy from Bangladesh.
“The man was detained and questioned by Army personnel on Friday for suspiciously moving around the high security zone. He was handed to the Bagdogra police station after he admitted being a spy from Bangladesh,” a state police official said, requesting anonymity.
“During interrogation he said he is Ashraful Alam, a deputy superintendent of police in the Bangladesh secret service. He said he entered Bengal by crossing the Mahananda River. An investigation is on,” the officer said.
The Army did not make any statement on arresting the suspect. However, security at the military station was tightened further in view of the ongoing conflict with Pakistan.
“The suspicious man’s attire, un-cut beard and unkempt hair, all gave him the appearance of an urchin. He carried no document. Only a two-rupee coin was recovered in his pocket,” the officer added.
Police started sanitising the outer perimeter of the military station on Saturday using metal detectors and sniffer dogs in order to rule out the signature of other aides in the loclality.
