Pak national sentenced to 6 years jail for spying

A city court has sentenced a Pakistani national to six years in jail for spying and illegally stay in India.

Additional Sessions Judge Rajneesh Kumar Gupta convicted 33-year-old Irfan Kausar after it was proved that he was a Pakistani national and was found in possession of several sensitive military documents. The judge has also let off two others for lack of evidence.

The accused Irfan Kausar has collected the offending documents for the purpose prejudicial to the safety and interest of the state, the court said,while announcing the jail term.

Kausar was arrested by Delhi Polices Crime Branch on September 7,2005,from Takshak Cyber Cafe in Mohammadpur village near Bhikaji Cama Place,when he was sending out an e-mail that contained sensitive military information. He was found to be a native of Uggu Chuck village in the Gujrawala district of Pakistan.

Several documents were recovered from Kausars possession,including military information written down by him,21 photographs of prohibited military area,some sketches,card of Ambala Cantt Military Hospital and proof of conversion of USD 200 into Indian currency.

While convicting Kausar,the court also relied upon the Military Intelligence opinion that the documents recovered from him were sensitive and secret,having significant bearing on the security of the state.

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