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Delhi Police officials said that in September 2024, a source input was received that Indian mobile numbers were being used by PIOs for espionage activities in India. (File photo)
A Delhi Police team on Friday questioned the family and friends of a Rajasthan-based man who has been arrested on espionage charges.
A resident of Deeg, Kasim, 34, who was arrested on Thursday, was allegedly in touch with ISI officers and had also undergone training in Pakistan for a month last year, a police officer said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
On Friday, a Special Cell team visited Deeg for questioning.
In the custody of the Special Cell now, Kasim allegedly admitted to receiving Rs 2 lakh in Pakistani currency in instalments to execute spying activities in India, a police officer said. Kasim allegedly also deleted data from his phone after the April 22 Pahalgam terrorist attack. The device is now being sent to forensics, the officer added.
According to the police, Kasim was working in the guise of a maulana while simultaneously providing vital information about military establishments to Pakistan. He was also in touch with a few people in Pakistan through different social media platforms, the police alleged.
Sources also alleged that he had spoken to a few people in Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, India’s retaliatory response after the Pahalgam attack where it carried out strikes in nine terror locations across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
“Kasim had visited Pakistan twice, in August 2024 and March 2025. He stayed there for about 90 days and also met ISI persons,” a police officer said earlier. By using Indian SIMs, Pak Intelligence Operatives were communicating with Indians through WhatsApp, to extract information on sensitive installations related to the Army and other Government offices, the police said.
A case was registered under the appropriate sections of law, and Kasim was placed in police remand.
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