Shakoor Khan, a former Personal Assistant to ex-Minister of Minority Affairs Shale Mohammad in the Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government, has been formally arrested for espionage after being caught spying for Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). The arrest, made by Rajasthan Police with inputs from central intelligence agencies.
Shakoor Khan, who held the position of Assistant Administrative Officer (AAO) at the Employment Office in Jaisalmer, was apprehended after a high-stakes investigation revealed his deep-rooted connections with Pakistani intelligence operatives, including Ahsan ur Rahim alias Danish, a known ISI officer formerly posted at the Pakistan Embassy in New Delhi.
The Ministry of External Affairs had recently declared Danish persona non grata and expelled him for his “undesirable activities” in India. Shakoor Khan was reportedly in constant contact with Danish, frequently exchanging classified videos, photographs, and intelligence related to Indian Army movements, border installations, and sensitive defence locations via WhatsApp.
He is a traitor Shakur Khan, a close aide of Congress minister Md Saleem.
He was spying for ISI Pakistan.
Now he is arrested by Rajasthan Police.
Traitors should get nothing less than capital punishment. https://t.co/Oz3IHmaXyy
— Sunanda Roy 👑 (@SaffronSunanda) June 3, 2025
A case has been registered under the Official Secrets Act, 1923 at the Special Police Station in Jhalana, Jaipur. After being detained on May 28, Khan was brought to Jaipur, and following extensive interrogation and recovery of incriminating digital evidence—including multiple chats with Pakistani numbers—he was formally arrested on Tuesday and produced before a Jaipur Sessions Court. The court remanded him to seven days of security custody for further interrogation.
What adds a dangerous political twist is that Shakoor Khan was a close aide of senior Congress leader Md Saleem and had direct access to state-level ministerial operations. His prior association with the Congress-led government has now sparked calls for deeper scrutiny of political appointments in sensitive districts, especially in border areas like Jaisalmer.
Security sources confirmed that Khan had traveled to Pakistan multiple times using visas facilitated by ISI-linked individuals and had also helped other Indian nationals obtain Pakistani visas, raising red flags about a potential network of sympathisers or collaborators. His hometown, Mangaliya ki Dhani, also gained attention recently when a Pakistani missile fell in the same area, further fuelling suspicions about possible local informant networks aiding Pakistan’s surveillance efforts.
This is not the first time Jaisalmer has been linked to espionage activities. Earlier, another Pakistani spy, Pathan Khan, was arrested from the region, indicating a pattern of infiltration and recruitment by ISI in this strategically sensitive border zone.
Central intelligence agencies, along with Rajasthan’s Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) and Military Intelligence, are now examining whether Shakoor Khan was operating alone or part of a larger espionage ring. The implications of his access to administrative files, border plans, and local recruitment offices are being examined in the broader context of national security breaches and information warfare.
