Staff Reporter
ITANAGAR, 13 Aug: In an unusual development, the state police on Thursday sounded a high alert over suspected Pakistan intelligence operatives allegedly working at the behest of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) to seek sensitive information concerning the Taksing/Limeking border areas, Indian Army movements, and official documents related to the matter.
Police authorities informed that an unidentified person called a staff member of a senior police officer, identifying himself as a senior Indian Army officer and enquiring about the Taksing border issue.
"At around 12 noon today, an individual telephoned the staff of a senior police officer, introducing himself as a colonel of the Indian Army, and requested to speak to the superintendent of police (SP)," the police stated.
"When informed that he was not speaking to the SP, the caller immediately disconnected the call. Within a few minutes, another call was received from the same mobile number. This time a different individual, claiming to be a staff member of said colonel, stated that he was calling from Delhi," the police disclosed.
"The callers were seeking sensitive information concerning the Taksing/Limeking border area, Army movements, and official documents related to the matter," the police added.
"However, on subsequent verification of the mobile number's location, it was reportedly found that the number was active in Araria district of Bihar, near the Indo-Nepal border," a police official said.
It was further informed that when the same number was dialled back, an elderly person answered and denied having made any such calls. The police department suspects that the unknown calls were an attempt to gather sensitive information on border-related matters along the Line of Actual Control.
The police authorities described the episode as a clear case of Pakistan intelligence operatives working in the interest of the PLA.
The state police have cautioned all concerned to remain vigilant against such impersonation attempts, and to report any similar suspicious calls to the nearest police station or intelligence agencies.
