Connect with us

International

India jails ex-diplomat on suspicion of spying for Pakistan

Published

on

India jails ex-diplomat on suspicion of spying for Pakistan

A 61-year-old diplomat has been slammed with a three-year jail term by a court in India for allegedly spying for Pakistan.

New Delhi court papers revealed that the convict, Madhuri Gupta, a low-level embassy staffer in Islamabad passed sensitive information to Pakistan.

The court found Gupta guilty of “spying and wrongful communication of information” while she was posted to the Indian embassy in Islamabad.

Read also: Tension as US set to open Jerusalem embassy

Joginder Dahiya, Gupta’s lawyer, said she would appeal the sentencing in a higher court.

“She has already been in custody for about 21 months. She should have been released on the basis of the time she has already spent in jail,” he said.

Gupta was arrested in 2010 for allegedly passing information to the ISI, the intelligence agency of India’s archrival Pakistan.

Join the conversation

Opinions

Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism

Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.

As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.

If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.

Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.

Donate Now