GUWAHATI: A retired junior warrant officer of the IAF has been arrested in Assam’s Tezpur on costs of spying for Pakistan, police stated on Saturday. Kulendra Sharma has been booked beneath BNS for waging conflict in opposition to India, legal conspiracy, endangering the nation’s sovereignty, unity and integrity, and destroying proof.Sonitpur district DSP (border) Haricharan Bhumij stated Sharma’s telephones and laptops have been seized. “From our sources and the devices, we found he shared delicate defence-related paperwork and data with the Pakistani intelligence company. Id of these with whom he shared data is being verified,” he stated.4 individuals have been additionally arrested in Arunachal Pradesh on espionage costs within the state over the previous few weeks. Three of them are from Kupwara district in Kashmir, whereas the id of the fourth has not but been disclosed by police.DSP Bhumij stated Sharma’s digital gadgets revealed that he shared essential data associated to nationwide safety “and obtained directions from the opposite aspect on WhatsApp”. The seized mobiles and laptops might be despatched to the forensic lab for additional evaluation. Police, after receiving confidential details about Sharma’s Pakistani connections, picked him up from his home in Patiachuburi locality of Tezpur.Sharma retired from IAF in 2002, and labored as a technical assistant within the division of electronics and communication engineering at Tezpur College earlier than leaving his job three years in the past.Tezpur is the headquarters of the Military’s IV Corps and has huge elements of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, together with the Tawang frontier, beneath its operational jurisdiction. At Salonibari, simply on the outskirts of Tezpur, IAF’s Sukhoi base is situated.In Arunachal, Hilal Ahm-ed (26), a J&Ok resident, was apprehended from Aalo in West Siang district, whereas an unidentified particular person was arrested at Miao in Changlang. Hilal, who arrived in Aalo from Papum Pare district on Nov 25 to promote garments at a commerce honest, was sending delicate data to his handlers, police stated. On Nov 22, Itanagar police arrested Nazir Ahmad Malik and Sabir Ahmed Mir, additionally from J&Ok and in contact with Pakistani handlers.