Tribune News Service
Ravi Dhaliwal
Dadwan (Gurdaspur), April 30
After India’s independence, as many as 35 undercover brokers of the nation have come from Dadwan village, incomes it the moniker — “Village of spies”.
Raja Masih (64) is the newest (and possibly the last) of the village residents to have been engaged by intelligence businesses.
According to official sources, it is because nations now rely extra on modern-day devices and “therefore extracting data from the enemy utilizing archaic strategies like land border crossings not maintain relevance”.
In the world of espionage, businesses deny the existence of these spies as soon as they’re caught by the enemy. Masih has been a sufferer of this unwritten rule as “he has been forgotten by an ungrateful nation.”
Between 2000 and 2010, he made round 50-60 journeys. The businesses paid him Rs 2,500-3,000 for every of them.
In 2010, he was caught by Pakistan Rangers. “They saved me in solitary confinement in Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat jail. I used to be lastly launched in November 2022, following a courtroom order,” mentioned Masih.
When he walked into his dwelling, his household didn’t recognise him. The common beatings and whippings had taken a toll on his physique.
The finish of his days a spy has all however ended Dadwan’s decades-old romance with spying.
About him
- He made 50-60 journeys between 2000 and 2010 on the behest of intel businesses and was paid Rs 2,500-3,000 for every
- In 2010, he was caught by Pakistan Rangers and saved in solitary confinement and eventually launched in 2022
- His household didn’t recognise him when he got here again
