German court convicts Indian ‘spy’, fourth case connected to Frankfurt mission
The convict had been tasked with gathering intelligence by Indian intelligence officers based in the Indian consulate in Frankfurt, the Higher Regional Court said. Written by Verena Hölzl | Frankfurt | December 19, 2020 4:59:25 am
They were declared dead on arrival at 9.10 pm, said hospital spokesperson V B Joshi.
A court in Frankfurt has sentenced a 54-year-old Indian national to a year in prison and fined him € 2,400 (about Rs 2.16 lakh) after finding him guilty of spying on fellow Indians in Germany.
The convict had been tasked with gathering intelligence by Indian intelligence officers based in the Indian consulate in Frankfurt, the Higher Regional Court said. This is the fourth time in six years that German authorities have reported spying at the behest of Indian intelligence.