Kolkata: A suspected Chinese spy making an attempt to illegally cross the India Bangladesh border into Indian territory in West Bengal’s Malda district was arrested by the Border Security Force (BSF) on Thursday.
The man has been recognized as Han Junwe, 36, he belongs to China’s Hubei. The Chinese spy entered Bangladesh on June 2.
The paramilitary pressure known as Han’s seize as an enormous achievement for the BSF as the person was needed for working in India for a Chinese intelligence company.
The Chinese man and his spouse have a case in opposition to them in Uttar Pradesh. He additionally mentioned he has a resort in Gurugram named “Star Spring” and has visited India greater than 4 instances.
All intelligence companies are working collectively and interrogating the Chinese nationwide as some digital tools discovered from his possession raised suspicion that he was working in India for a Chinese intelligence company, the assertion mentioned.
“This apprehension is a big achievement for the Border Security Force and the matter will be investigated in the depth. Many startling details may get surfaced.”
The BSF troopers, of the South Bengal Frontier, arrested the Chinese nationwide within the space underneath Border Outpost Malik Sultanpur.
The BSF assertion mentioned that the intruder began shifting stealthily after crossing the border and tried to run away when the vigilant troopers on border obligation challenged him and requested to cease.
The BSF troopers chased and caught him and after arresting him, introduced him to the Border Outpost Mohadipur for questioning.
From interrogation and his recovered passport, it was learnt that Han reached Dhaka on June 2 on a enterprise visa, and stayed there with a Chinese buddy, as quoted by a report in IANS.
On June 8, he got here to Sona Masjid in Chapainawabganj district (Bangladesh) and stayed in a resort there, the assertion mentioned, including he was making an attempt to enter Indian territory at this time (Thursday) when he was caught by the BSF trooprs.
During interrogation, the Chinese man mentioned that even earlier than this he has come to India 4 instances. He had come to Hyderabad in 2010 and Delhi-Gurugram thrice after 2019.
“During interrogation, he said that he owns a hotel named ‘Star Spring’ in Gurugram and has been to India at least four times since 2010 and had been to Hyderabad, Delhi and Gurugram. We are verifying his statements, “an official mentioned.
On additional questioning, Han instructed when he had gone to his hometown Hubei, certainly one of his enterprise companion Sun Jiang used to ship him 10-15 numbers of Indian cell phone SIMs after a couple of days, which had been obtained by him and his spouse. But a couple of days in the past, his enterprise companion was caught by the Anti-Terrorist Squad from Lucknow.
The Chinese man {that a} case has been registered in opposition to him and his spouse after his enterprise companion revealed his identify to the ATS, and on account of this, he didn’t get an Indian visa in China and obtained a visa for Bangladesh and Nepal to come back to India.
Officials have seized a laptop computer, two iPhones, one Bangladeshi SIM, two pen-drives, ATM playing cards, US {dollars} together with some Bangladeshi and Indian forex.
