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German national arrested in Punjab was on a spying mission, claims police
##ad_1##ROPAR: Thomas Kuehn, a resident of Hamburg in Germany arrested by Punjab police last Friday from near Bhakra Dam was on a spying mission to India. He was allegedly spying for Germany and Checkoslovakia.
Police sources said Tuesday that Thomas Kuehn had confessed that he was on spying mission. The accused was also sentenced for one and half year on charges of spying in 1988-89 in Germany.
A 45-year-old German national was staying in a HIndu temple near Bhakra Dam. He was arrested without any passport , visa and other required documents near Punjab's Nangal town in Ropar district, police said.
SSP Ropar L.K.Yadav said that police parties have been dispatched to Goa, Dharamshala and Nepal border to get further information about the visits of Thomas Kuehn to these places.
According to police after his arrest he continuously changed statements. Earlier he said he lost his passport and later he claimed that his Russian girlfriend had taken away his passport to Nepal. We are looking into all aspects of this matter. Kuehn has been booked under various sections of Foreigners' Act. It was revealed during investigation that this was his second visit to India.
"He came to India in 2004 and visited various places in Himachal Pradesh and in Jammu and Kashmir before returning. He again came to India in 2007 and, thereafter, he did not return to his home country," police said said.
Police sources said that during the last 10 years Kuhen visited various countries in Europe, America and Africa.
Police sources said Tuesday that Thomas Kuehn had confessed that he was on spying mission. The accused was also sentenced for one and half year on charges of spying in 1988-89 in Germany.
A 45-year-old German national was staying in a HIndu temple near Bhakra Dam. He was arrested without any passport , visa and other required documents near Punjab's Nangal town in Ropar district, police said.
SSP Ropar L.K.Yadav said that police parties have been dispatched to Goa, Dharamshala and Nepal border to get further information about the visits of Thomas Kuehn to these places.
According to police after his arrest he continuously changed statements. Earlier he said he lost his passport and later he claimed that his Russian girlfriend had taken away his passport to Nepal. We are looking into all aspects of this matter. Kuehn has been booked under various sections of Foreigners' Act. It was revealed during investigation that this was his second visit to India.
"He came to India in 2004 and visited various places in Himachal Pradesh and in Jammu and Kashmir before returning. He again came to India in 2007 and, thereafter, he did not return to his home country," police said said.
Police sources said that during the last 10 years Kuhen visited various countries in Europe, America and Africa.
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