Suspended J&K DSP Davinder Singh was tasked by Pak to establish contact in MEA: NIA chargesheet

Suspended Deputy Superintendent of Jammu and Kashmir Police Davinder Singh was given a task by his Pakistani handler to establish a contact in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to carry out espionage activities.

According to the chargesheet filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) before a special court in Jammu, Singh, who was posted in the sensitive anti-hijacking unit of Jammu and Kashmir police, was in constant touch with his handlers who then were repatriated to Islamabad.

According to the chargesheet, Singh had saved the number of his contact at the Pakistan High Commission as 'Pak Bhai' (Pakistani brother). The contact used to give him various tasks, including the deployment of forces and the arrival of 'VIPs' in the Kashmir valley.

In order to carry out espionage activities, Singh, who committed himself to Hizbul Mujahideen, was asked to establish a contact in the Ministry of External Affairs by his Pakistani handler. However, Singh was unable to make any headway into the nefarious plan of the Pakistani embassy officials, NIA officials said.

Davinder Singh, who is currently in lodged in New Delhi jail, has been chargesheeted by the NIA for providing support to banned terror group Hizbul Mujahideen.

The chargesheet, filed in the first week of July, has accused Singh and others of allegedly waging "war against India" with the help of Pakistan-based terrorists and members of the country's high commission in Delhi.

He was arrested on January 11 this year along with Naveed Babu, Rather and Mir, an advocate, when their car was intercepted by Jammu and Kashmir police near Qazigund on the national highway connecting the Valley with the rest of the country.

A search of the vehicle led to the recovery of an AK-47 rifle, three pistols and a cache of ammunition and explosives. The NIA took over the case on January 17.

The investigation found that Singh, in a bid to shield Naveed Babu, had shifted him along with the advocate to Jammu and arranged safe shelter for them in the city in February last year. The J&K cop used his own vehicle for the movement of the Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists and also assured them help in procuring weapons, the NIA alleged.

(With inputs from agencies)