Police in Assam have arrested a retired Indian Air Force (IAF) officer for having alleged links with a Pakistani espionage network, reports said. The accused, Kulendra Sarma, a resident of Patia locality in Tezpur city, was apprehended on Friday night. Police reportedly took him into custody after sustained surveillance and a preliminary investigation. Sarma had allegedly been supplying sensitive information to persons connected to a Pakistan-based spying agency, NDTV reported.

As per the NDTV report, police recovered suspicious material from Sarma's mobile phone and laptop, but officials suspect that some data may have already been deleted. All the seized devices have reportedly been sent for a forensic examination. Haricharan Bhumij, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in Assam's Soni

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