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A day after the arrest of Sirajuddin Ali and Mohammad Ayub, who reportedly passed on sensitive defence information to Pakistan, Crime Branch cops decoded an e-mail conversation between them and their Pakbased handler Tahir.
The interrogation also revealed that a third person, named Salim, also worked with them. The cops are on lookout for Salim now. Sirajuddin received Rs 4 lakh for the information he provided to his handler. The money was received through Western Union Money Transfer, a source in Crime Branch said.
Their questioning also helped the cops decode communication between the two and their handler. The accused and the handler used one e-mail ID, nandkishore@yahoo.com, for communication. They would exchange information by saving mails in draft. About 10 days ago, the accused wrote an e-mail with subject Janu. It read: 82Mamu92nikle hain.
The number 82 is a reverse STD code, removing 0, of a place in Kutch and Mamu means an Army official. Similarly, 92 is a reverse code, omitting 0, of a certain place in Rajasthan. The mail passed on the information that an Army official has left from a certain place in Kutch to a certain place in Rajasthan, a source in Crime Branch said.
The handler, in reply, saved a mail in draft which read: Saath may kitne bachche hain (How many kids along?) According to the cops, kids refers to the number of soldiers with the official, the source said. The accused, in response, wrote a mail which just mentioned 600.
On Monday, Inspector H A Rathod produced the accused in metropolitan court and sought 14-day remand. The court, however, sent the accused in police custody till October 23.
The cops said they have identified a cyber café in Bapunagar from where the two had send the mails. The accused also used cyber cafes in Nikol and Jamalpur. The cops have seized CPUs, CCTV footage and ID proof furnished by the accused to gain entry at these cafes, the source said.
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