A sacked IAF official, arrested for allegedly sharing secret information with Pakistan’s ISI, will be interrogated in connection with Saturday’s Pathankot terror attack, investigators told a city court which extended his police custody till Monday.
Ranjith KK, a leading Aircraftman with Indian Air Force posted at Bhatinda, was dismissed recently and later arrested after a combined operation by Delhi Police’s Crime Branch, Military Intelligence and Air Force liaisoning Unit (lU).
The sacked officer’s police custody was extended by two more days by Metropolitan Magistrate Dheeraj Mittal who accepted the submissions of the police which wanted his custody to be extended so that they can further interrogate him.
“In view of the allegation and the reasons thereof, the application is allowed. Police remand of the accused is extended till January 4,” the magistrate said.
Booked under the stringent Official Secrets Act, Ranjith KK had allegedly shared secret information with intelligence operatives suspected to be backed by Pakistan’s ISI after being “honeytrapped” into an espionage racket.