NEW DELHI, July 19: A Pakistani national who attempted to sneak into India via the International Border allegedly to kill suspended the BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma for her remarks against Prophet Mohammad, has been arrested in Sri Ganga Nagar district in Rajasthan.
A joint team of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and other intelligence agencies are interrogating the arrested Pakistani national. A senior Border Security Force (BSF) officer informed on Tuesday that the man was arrested on July 16 at around 11 pm from near Hindumalkot border outpost. He was found in suspicious condition by a patrolling team and was immediately detained and frisked.
“We have found an 11-inch long knife, religious books, clothes, food and sand in the bag from his possession. He identified himself as Rizwan Ashraf, a native of Mandi Bahauddin city located in Northern Punjab of Pakistan,” he said.
He added that during the preliminary investigation, the suspect informed that he crossed the border to kill Nupur Sharma over her controversial remarks on Prophet. He had planned to visit Ajmer Dargah before executing his murder plan.
“We have handed him over to the local police for further investigation. He was produced before a magistrate from where he was sent to eight days of police custody. We have informed the concerned intelligence agencies about him,” he added. A joint team of IB, RAW and military intelligence is interrogating him, he said.
(Manas Dasgupta)