GUWAHATI, OCT 4:

The Special Task Force (STF) of Assam Police has arrested a Bihar resident, who was staying in a rented accommodation here, for alleged espionage-related activities, officials said on Sunday.

Preliminary investigation has revealed his alleged involvement in such activities, including passing secret information concerning security forces to a Pakistani intelligence operative, they said.

Based on specified information, during the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, the STF conducted an operation and apprehended the 31-year-old man from a rented house at Gandhinagar in Guwahati, according to an official statement.

The accused hails from Purba Champaran in Bihar.

During the operation, mobile phones, SIM cards and incriminating documents were recovered from his possession, it said.

“Further investigation is underway,” the statement added. (Source: PTI)