Man detained outside Pakistan high commission in Delhi

SRINAGAR: A 58-year-old man from Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district was detained on Friday evening from outside the Pakistan High Commission in central Delhi, police said.

Police said the man was picked up for questioning after they found his visit to the High Commission suspicious. Delhi police said the man was previously convicted in Jammu and Kashmir under the Official Secrets Act. He remained in jail between 2005 and 2009 on espionage charges, Hindustan Times reported.