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Man arrested for spying from inside Bhuj army base
Source: PTI
March 05, 2016 15:43 IST

A man was caught by army personnel while he was allegedly clicking photos of sensitive sites in the cantonment area in Bhuj in Kachchh district, which borders Pakistan, the police said.

"A man was caught by army personnel as he was taking pictures of sensitive locations in the cantonment area," said Inspector of B division of Bhuj, JM Boxa.

"Army officials handed the accused over to us on Friday night, after which we arrested him under the Official Secrets Act," he said.

The accused has been identified as Ayub Khan, a resident of Nana Dinara village of Bhuj Taluka, police said, adding that he was a truck driver. The mobile phone on which he was clicking pictures was also seized, they said.

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