India Says Arrested Intel Officer Committed Suicide

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[We all know what jailhouse "suicides" are often about, but one way
or another, this Indian naval security officer accused of
consorting with Pakistani intelligene is now quite dead.]

Times of India - Dec 24, 2001

Naval Chief Security officer commits suicide

VISAKHAPATNAM, Dec 24 (PTI)--The accused in a spy case Commander Raj
Kumar committed suicide in the new Central Jail in the outskirts of
the city, police said on Monday.

Kumar (52), who was working as Chief Security Officer in Naval
Armament Depot (NAD) of Eastern Naval Command (ENC), was arrested by
city police on August 20 this year for allegedly associating with an
ISI agent Rajbeer Singh who was passing vital naval information to
some foreign agents.

Kumar hung himself from the iron rod in the jail's toilet on Sunday, 
police said adding he had applied for bail thrice but his pleas were 
rejected (PTI).

 
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