Two men suspected to have helped Pak spy arrested in Lucknow

Lucknow/New Delhi, Nov 17 (PTI) Two men, suspected to
have helped an alleged Pakistani spy in procuring passport and
driving licence using forged documents, were arrested Tuesday
by the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Uttar Pradesh police in
Lucknow (the capital of India's northern state of Uttar
Pradesh).
The duo, identified as Mohd Arshad alias Arshu and
Chaand, were arrested from the old city area on charges of
assisting Syed Amir Ali (36), who was nabbed at Delhi's Indira
Gandhi International Airport on Saturday, Additional Director
General of Police (Law and Order) A K Jain told PTI in
Lucknow.
He said the two accused were touts, who prepared fake
papers including address proof, which were used by Ali, alias
Jabbar to obtain the passport and other documents, including a
driving licence.
The ADG said the two were being interrogated.
A senior police officer in the Indian national capital
New Delhi said the two were caught by a joint team of Delhi
Police's Special Cell and UP's ATS.
There were reports about a third arrest but police
have not confirmed it.
While the seized passport was issued under the name of
'Syed Amir Ali', the licence was in the name of 'S A Ali', the
Delhi Police officer said.
Official sources said investigators are probing
whether Arshad had bribed passport and transport department
officials to get these documents for Ali. MORE PTI