Ex-IAF Officer Arrested in Assam for Alleged Links to Pakistani Spy Network
Assam Police claim that Kulendra Sharma had been in contact with individuals linked to the Pakistani intelligence agency for a long time and was providing them with sensitive information.
An incident of a sensational nature has been brought to the forefront in Assam's Sonitpur district. Kulendra Sharma, a retired junior warrant officer from the Indian Air Force, has been apprehended for his alleged links with a Pakistani spy ring. The police arrested him from the Patia area of Tezpur on Friday night.
Kulendra Sharma is a resident of Tezpur, Assam. He has been a junior warrant officer in the Indian Air Force. Kulendra Sharma has been posted at Tezpur Air Force Station, which houses a unit of Sukhoi-30 fighter jets. Kulendra Sharma retired from his job in 2002. Later, he worked at Tezpur University for a brief period.
Assam Police claim that Kulendra Sharma had been in contact with individuals linked to the Pakistani intelligence agency for a long time and was providing them with sensitive information. Police have recovered suspicious material from his mobile phone and laptop. It is suspected that some important data may have been deleted.