NEW DELHI, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- India on Thursday expelled a Pakistani High Commission official on charges of espionage after claiming to have caught him and two Indian nationals with some "sensitive defense documents and maps."
Indian External Affairs Ministry summoned Pakistani High Commissioner Abdul Basit and told him that the Pakistani official, identified as 35-year-old Mehmood Akhtar, has been declared persona non grata for espionage activities, and that he and his family must leave this country within 48 hours.
However, refuting India's charges, the Pakistani High Commissioner has claimed that Akhtar was "detained and manhandled in violation of the Vienna Convention".
Earlier in the day, Akhtar and the two Indian nationals were nabbed by the Delhi Police for alleged spying. Cops claimed the trio were caught red-handed near Delhi Zoo while the two Indians were handing over sensitive defense documents to Akhtar, following a tip-off by Indian security agencies.
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