ISI agents’ arrest is ‘fake news’, claims Nagpur police

Published : Nov 11, 2018, 02:57 PM ISTUpdated : Nov 11, 2018, 03:50 PM IST
ISI agents’ arrest is ‘fake news’, claims Nagpur police

Synopsis

The Nagpur police said that all media reports that claimed that two suspected agents of Pakistan's spy agency were arrested in the city were 'fake'

Nagpur: The Nagpur police on Saturday rubbished media reports about the arrest of two suspected agents of Pakistan's spy agency ISI from the city.

Police Commissioner BK Upadhyay said no such operation was carried out in the city.

There were reports on Friday on social media that two suspected ISI agents were arrested from Bhaldarpura area under the Ganeshpeth Police Station.

Some newspapers carried reports that the Military Intelligence (MI) had made the arrests in a covert operation on Friday night.

However, the police commissioner said these reports were "fake" and no such operation was carried out in any part of the city.

Irfan Quazi, a social activist residing in Bhaldarpura, said no one noticed any such raid in the densely populated area.

With agency inputs

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