The Central intelligence agencies are trying to find out why Indian diplomat Madhuri Gupta, arrested for counter-espionage, stopped near Malpur in Sunderbani, located on the Jammu-Poonch highway during her visit to Rajouri on March 30.
According to sources in the agencies, Ms. Gupta had visited the residence of a doctor couple at the Sunderbani residence for a day on Mar 29, after coming from Pakistan via Wagah border in a Toyota vehicle registered in Pakistan. Sources further revealed that Ms Gupta met several of her friends on March 30 also.
“There are reports that on March 30 she went to Malpur in Sunderbani and reportedly stayed there for at least two hours on the highway. The area is close to the Chicken’s Neck, a narrow strip of Pakistani territory that extends into Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The reasons of her stay for such a long time at that particular place needs to be examined,” sources said.
Ms Gupta reportedly stopped her vehicle at 1.15 pm at Malpur and also had her lunch there
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Papers sought in Samba spy case
New Delhi : The Armed Forces Tribunal on Monday asked the Army to produce court martial documents of five soldiers punished for their involvement in the over 30-year-old sensational Samba spy case.
Around 50 personnel of 168 Brigade deployed along the LoC were punished after being accused of spying for Pakistan on the basis of statements of former gunners Sarwan Dass and Aya Singh.
The tribunal asked the Army to produce general court martial documents.
—PTI