Officials said he had been sharing “sensitive information” since 2019. (File)
New Delhi:
Suspended deputy superintendent of the Jammu and Kashmir police, Davinder Singh, is said to have shared information, including “sensitive” information, with his contacts at the Pakistani high commission, which was preparing him to obtain confidential information, have officials said.
While investigating Singh’s role, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) had cracked passwords for his “secure” social media accounts, which indicated his involvement with some staff at the Pakistani High Commission, who had since been repatriated as a result of their role in espionage activities in the country. capital, officials said here.
The NIA filed a lawsuit against Singh, currently incarcerated in Jammu prison, and five others on July 6 in a “war on India” case allegedly carried out with the help of terrorist groups based in Pakistan, in especially the Hizbul Mujahideen.
Prior to his arrest, Singh’s last post was at the crucial anti-hijacking unit at Srinagar Strategic Airport. Immediately after his arrest on January 11 of this year, the Center began the process of handing over airport security to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) as a precaution.
The 3,064-page indictment filed in a Jammu court under the Law on Illegal Activities (Prevention) and various sections of the Indian Penal Code, names Singh, commander of the Hizbul Syed Naveed Mujahideen terrorist group Mushtaq aka Naveed Babu and his alleged network of assistants.
The other appointees are his brother Syed Irfan Ahmad and Irfan Shafi Mir of the group, the alleged accomplice Rafi Ahmad Rather and the businessman Tanveer Ahmad Wani, former president of the Line of Control Traders Association.
In the charge, the NIA gave details of its role alleging that Singh was “in touch with certain officials at the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi via secure social media platforms. The investigation found that he was being treated by Pakistani officials to obtain sensitive information. “
Officials said he had shared “sensitive information” in late 2019, but declined to disclose further details.
Officials said Singh was in close contact with someone identified as Shafqat, an assistant working with the Pakistani mission here. The official was among the 50% of employees who were repatriated at the end of last month.
