New Delhi, July 20
The Delhi Police today filed a charge sheet against the arrested Indian junior diplomat Madhuri Gupta, accusing her of spying for Pakistan and passing classified information to its officials during her posting at Islamabad.

The police filed the charge sheet before the court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaveri Baweja under various provisions of the Official Secrets Act and the Indian Penal Code.

In its voluminous 700-page charge sheet, the police said the 53-year-old spinster was in regular touch with two ISI officials, Mubshar Raza Rana and Jamshed. The charge sheet filed by the special cell of the Delhi Police said Gupta had an affair with Jamshed whom she had planned to marry. She used to communicate with Jamshed whose code name was ‘Jim’.

“The contents of an email showed that she was in love with Jim (Jamshed). Both had planned to get married. It is further very clear from the content that Jim is a Pakistani. The motive is clear and established from the email,” said the charge sheet.

The charge sheet also discloses details of a letter which was written by Gupta. “I have done my best for him and for his sake but he treats me like a dog. He has no consideration for me nor does he make any effort to understand my position. Till we are married and till I am in the present job, I have to behave accordingly,” the letter said. In the letter, Gupta had named herself ‘Javeria’.

The police has cited some 30 witnesses to prove its charge against Gupta. The court took on record the charge sheet, which would be taken up for consideration tomorrow.

Gupta's counsel Joginder Dahiya contested the charges and said he had no idea on what basis the police was making its claims.

The police has claimed that they have recovered 19 emails in her inbox, 54 in sent items and three contacts in Gupta’s email sent by her Pakistani handlers.

The police has also raised suspicion over a couple residing in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir who were in regular touch with Gupta through email and telephone. Some of the emails exchanged between Gupta and the Rajouri woman are part of the documents being held as evidence against the diplomat. The charge sheet said Gupta had visited Jammu and Kashmir in March this year.

The Delhi Police’s Special Cell had arrested Gupta, who was then posted at the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, on April 22 from the Capital on her arrival from Pakistan on a complaint filed against her by Additional Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ashok Tomar.