Surjeet Singh Confesses Being a Spy


Attari (Punjab), Jun 28 (IANS): Minutes after stepping on home soil after spending over 30 years in Pakistani jails, Surjeet Singh admitted that he was a Indian spy sent to Pakistan.

"I was a RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) agent. No one bothered for me after I got arrested. Dona't ask me too much.....otherwise the BSF (Border Security Force) will get annoyed," he told media just after his arrival here.

Within seconds of his making this statement, BSF officials sitting besides him took him away to a room for a briefing.

Ironically, during his over three decades in Pakistani jails, Surjeet had contested the fact that he was a spy. He was sentenced to death earlier but that was later commuted to life imprisonment.

"I will never return to Pakistan again," Surjeet, who has a grey flowing beard, told reporters in Punjabi with his head and finger indicating a firm "no" gesture.

"I was arrested earlier for spying charges. If I return again, the security agencies might suspect that I have come for spying again," he said.

Surjeet said prisoners on both sides of the border should be released by the respective governments.

"I was treated well by prison officials and I am thankful to them," he said.

  

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  • Bennet Vas, Mangalore

    Thu, Jun 28 2012

    After 30 years of being held prisoner his mental faculties have been affected (he seems tuned in to the Pakistani set up) , the first thing the Indian Authorities should have done was to de-brief him and send him for a medical examination, the fact that he was allowed to talk to the press is a serious lapse. This can happen only in India .... a high profile case of this sort should have been handled better.

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