NEW DELHI: A 30-year-old man suspected of spying for Pakistan was detained on Wednesday in Jaisalmer. The man, identified as Jivan Khan from the Sankada area, was caught by Military Intelligence (MI) and later handed over to Kotwali police.Officials said Khan had previously worked at a restaurant inside the military area in Jaisalmer. On Tuesday, he was stopped at the Army station gate while trying to enter the premises. His mobile phone was checked due to suspicious activity, after which MI officers took him into custody, ANI news agency reported.During interrogation, Khan reportedly admitted that he has relatives in Pakistan. He will now be presented before the Joint Interrogation Centre (JIC), where multiple security agencies are expected to question him further.This is the fourth suspected case of spying in Jaisalmer. Earlier, on August 13, a contractual manager at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) guest house near the Chandan Field Firing Range was arrested on charges of spying for Pakistan’s intelligence agency, ISI.According to Rajasthan CID (Security), the accused, Mahendra Prasad from Almora, Uttarakhand, had been in contact with Pakistani agents through social media. He was allegedly sharing sensitive details about the movement of DRDO scientists and Army officers involved in missile and weapons testing at the firing range.
