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Intelligence agencies deserting families of spies Gurdaspur, August 27 The village has got the name due to the large number of youths from poor Dalit families of the village being allegedly used for spying purposes in the neighbouring country by Indian intelligence agencies. The family of one such spy, Satpal, from Dadwan village, who died in a Pakistan jail, is sore with the Indian Government. Jeeti, wife of Satpal, said her husband was caught in Pakistan on the charge of spying in 1999. A year later, he died in Gujjarawala jail in Pakistan. His body was handed over to the Indian authorities at the Wagah border. The government authorities cremated the body of Satpal. Now she has only the National Flag of the country, in which the body of her husband was wrapped before cremation, as keepsake. Many political leaders including a former BJP MLA, Ms Laxmi Kanta Chawla, and the president of the All-India, Anti-Terrorist Front, Mr Maninderjit Singh Bitta, came to express grief with the family. They promised a government job for the son of Satpal and financial aid for the family. However, the promises were never fulfilled. Now, the wife of Satpal works as a maid to meet both ends meet. The plight of the family of Sunil, alias Phulli, of Dadwan, who is suffering in a Pakistan jail for the past seven years, is no different. His only son Rohit was born after he was caught on the charge of spying in Pakistan and is yet to see his father. The mother of Sunil, Rakhal, and wife Seema work as maids to feed the family of five. Talking to The Tribune, Sunil’s mother said she once went to the persons who used to take Sunil for official tasks. However, she was abused and ousted from the office. She said they were earning just Rs 1,000 per month by working as maids. In this meager amount, they could not afford education for their childrenThe family of another suspected spy, Rata, of Trijanagar village has been devastated. Rata was allegedly caught in Pakistan about 10 years ago. Since then there is no news about his whereabouts. His wife has gone mad. Villagers said they had last seen the wife of Rata roaming as a lunatic in buses around the Dhariwal area. What is more disturbing is that some of the spies who have returned after serving their sentence in Pakistan jails for seven to 10 years are now facing cases in their own country. A local advocate, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said at least six former spies of the Indian intelligence agencies were booked by the local police on charges of crossing the border. Cases for crossing border illegally have even been registered against alleged spies who are still suffering in Pakistan jails. Sunil of Dadwan was one of the suspected spies who is still in Pakistan jail but has been booked by the Punjab Police on the charge of crossing the border illegally. He has been declared a proclaimed offender by the police and is likely to face arrest in case he is freed by Pakistan. One of the suspected spies, Mongo, of Dadwan village returned after serving a sentence of more than seven years in a Pakistan jail. He has now been booked by the police and declared a proclaimed offender. He is at large since his return from Pakistan to escape arrest by the Punjab police. His family alleges that they are being harassed by the local police that repeatedly comes looking for Mongo. Sources said the intelligence agencies used youths from poor Dalit families for spying. However, once they were caught, they disown their families. However, the real sufferers in this entire exercise are the families of the suspected spies who lose their breadwinners.  |
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Sriganganagar, August 27
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