Indian Spy

Rajasthan: Families await the return of Indians lodged in Pakistan jails

Barmer: In the special series, 'India's forgotten spies', CNN-IBN heads to border villages in Barmer in Rajasthan. CNN-IBN's Swati Vashishtha met former prisoners and families of those who are still languishing in Pakistan jails. Lakshmi Devi last saw her husband Bhagu Singh 28 years ago. He strayed across the border, grazing cattle, in 1986. Since then, no letter or phone call has been received, but just the information of his ...

Rajasthan: Families await the return of Indians lodged in Pakistan jails

Barmer: In the special series, 'India's forgotten spies', CNN-IBN heads to border villages in Barmer in Rajasthan. CNN-IBN's Swati Vashishtha met former prisoners and families of those who are still languishing in Pakistan jails. Lakshmi Devi last saw her husband Bhagu Singh 28 years ago. He strayed across the border, grazing cattle, in 1986. Since then, no letter or phone call has been received, but just the information of his...  

Sarabjit case opens wounds of spies who spent years in Pak jails

Ferozepur: Two weeks after Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh's tragic killing in a Lahore jail, CNN-IBN is meeting other spies who have spent decades in Pakistani jails, but are almost never acknowledged. Gopal Das wears his scars as proudly as a soldier, claiming he was on the payroll of the Research and Analysis Wing, drawing Rs 1,500 a month till he was caught by Pakistani rangers in 1985. "Today former terrorists...  

Surjeet to move court to prove he was a spy

Punjab: Surjeet Singh is now a free man but his fight for justice is far from over. The recently released prisoner who was held in Pakistan for 31 years is upset with the Indian government for disowning him. He says he will move court to prove that he was spying for the Indian Army. His life now is a blur of meetings with family, friends and well-wishers. In the few...  

Indian spy who was Zardari's jail mate wants to meet him

Kolkata: Mehboob Elahi is happy that his old prison mate Asif Ali Zardari is coming to India but is crestfallen that he will not get to meet the Pakistani president during his short visit Sunday. Elahi, a former Indian spy, was Zardari's jail mate at the Karachi Central Jail for a few months between 1986-87. Elahi had decided that if he gets to meet Zardari he would request the Pakistani...  

Returned after 27 years, Indian spy slams Govt

Wagah Border: After spending 27 years in a Pakistani jail for allegedly spying for India, Gopal Das stepped across the Wagah Border on Thursday. Gopal Das was 22 years old, when he was jailed in Pakistan 27 years ago. On Thursday, a few months ahead of his scheduled release, Gopal Das walked across the border with his small bag - all that he can call possessions after almost three decades...