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Pakistan seeks Iran govt's help to investigate Kulbhushan Yadav's activities

| | Apr 01, 2016, at 02:10 am
Islamabad, Mar 31 (IBNS) Pakistan on Thursday asked Iran government to help in investigating the activities performed by arrested former Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Yadav.

Yadav was arrested on charges of espionage in Pakistan.

According to a copy of the letter available with Geo News, Pakistan has requested the "proactive support of the brotherly Iranian government" for the immediate arrest and handing over of RAW Sub Inspector Rakesh alias Rizwan for interrogation in Pakistan, verifying the activities of captured RAW officer Kulbhushan Yadav during his stay along with record of visits to Iran, and the records of people that the Indian RAW officers have been interacting with and purpose of their interaction and business.

India had earlier rejected the 'video confession' of a former Indian naval officer, who has been arrested on charges of espionage in Pakistan, and said it has 'no basis in fact'.

The government raised the possibility that the man might have been 'abducted'.

A six-minute statement by arrested Kulbhushan Yadav has been released by Pakistan.

In the video released by Pakistan, Yadav is seen saying that he is a serving officer in the Indian Navy.

“I am still a serving officer in the Indian Navy and will be due for retirement in 2022,” Yadav is quoted as saying in the video.

“By 2002, I commenced intelligence operations," he said.
 

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