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Pak spy to be deported after serving 17-year jail term

Saharanpur (UP) Mar 22 (UNI) A Pakistani spy, who was found guilty of living in the Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh with a pseudonym, will be deported back to his country after completing his 17-year sentence in jail, a senior police officer said here on Saturday.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rohit Sajwan said that in 2008, Pakistani spy Shahid Iqbal Bhati was arrested by the Punjab Police from Patiala and was presently lodged in Noida Jail. "He originally hails from Kasur district of Pakistan," he said.
He said that a local court had sentenced him after which he was sent to jail. "The Union Home Ministry was informed about the completion of his sentence and now orders of the Ministry are awaited to complete further proceedings," he said.
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