Arrested Suspected ISI agent, worked at Indian diplomat's house in Pakistan

Lucknow, May 24 The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Thursday captured a speculated ISI agent from Pithoragarh in a joint operation with local police and the Jammu and Kashmir military intelligence unit. "The accused Ramesh worked as a cook at the house of Indian diplomat in Pakistan and bugged his home with help of ISI to get information," an authority said.

Additional Director General (Law and Order) Anand Kumar and ATS IG Aseem Arun said in a press conference that the suspected agent had come to India after staying in Pakistan for two years.

Ramesh had gone to Islamabad in 2015 for household work with an officer in the Indian embassy. He came back to India in 2017. He reportedly got the job at the diplomat's house in Pakistan through his brother who is in the Indian Army.

He had been given a mobile and three SIM. A Pakistani chip had also been found from his ownership.

He had interacted with ISI in Pakistan after which he had turned into an operator and had begun passing on data to them. The officers said that Ramesh was under an obligation of about Rs 8 to 9 lakh from banks and from cash money lenders.

Ramesh has confessed to his role in anti-national activities, a best police official said. He has reportedly accepted that he was paid 1,300 dollars and he has paid back the vast majority of the cash he owed. Police said that it is likely that he got more cash as well.

Police have denied any proof of involvement of any officer from the embassy in any spying incident.