Suspected ISI agent arrested in Assam

A suspected agent of Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence was arrested by army personel at Moran in Upper Assam's Dibrugarh district on Thursday, said official sources.

Saleh Ahmed was nabbed by the soldiers of 268 Field Regiment for spying on behalf of the ISI. He was handed over to the officers at Moranhat police station in neighbouring Sibsagar district.

During his interrogation Saleh claimed that he was a resident of Doboka in Nagaon district, where a police team has been sent to ascertain his residence, sources said.