Pakistan releases Indian spy Hamid Ansari after completion of sentence

Pakistan released on Monday Indian spy Hamid Nehal Ansar, who was involved in anti-state crimes, after his three-year-long sentence completed.

The Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal announced on Twitter that Ansari was released and is being repatriated to India.

#HamidNehalAnsari, an Indian spy who had illegally entered Pakistan and was involved in anti-state crimes and forging documents, is being released upon completion of his sentence and is being repatriated to India.

— Dr Mohammad Faisal (@DrMFaisal) December 17, 2018

In 2012, Ansari had illegally entered Pakistan after which he got involved in forging documents and anti-state crimes. In 2015, he was awarded three years of imprisonment by a military court. According to reports, Ansari had crossed the border to meet a girl he met online.