11 April 2017

News Story: Pakistan military court awards death sentence to Indian spy

ISLAMABAD, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan army said Monday that a military court has sentenced to death an "Indian agent of intelligence agency RAW," who was arrested for spying in 2016 in Balochistan Province.

The naval officer Kulbushan Sudhir Jadhav alias Hussein Mubarak Patel was arrested on March 3, 2016 in a counter-intelligence operation from Mashkel, Balochistan, for his involvement in espionage and sabotage activities against Pakistan, a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations said.

"The spy has been tried through Field General Court Martial (FGCM) under Pakistan Army Act (PAA) and awarded death sentence," the statement add. Pakistani Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has confirmed the death sentence.

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