Chinese man arrested in Delhi for allegedly running a 'spy-ring', Aadhaar Card seized

The man identified as Charlie Peng was arrested on September 13 and since then has been in police custody.

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New Delhi: A Chinese man has been arrested by Delhi police for allegedly running a spy ring. The man identified as Charlie Peng was arrested on September 13 and since then has been in police custody. As per reports, Peng was whisked by police from Majnu Ka Tilla in Delhi. Police have recovered an Indian passport and an Aadhaar card from him. Apart from the documents, a Fortuner SUV,  Rs 3.5 lakh in Indian currency and 2000 USD and over RS. 22000 in Thai currency, were recovered from him. Peng had reportedly been running a foreign currency business from his office in Gurgaon. The SUV was seized from his office. As per reports, the man had married an Indian girl and acquired a passport from Manipur. He has been on rounds mostly in the northeastern states and Himachal Pradesh since five years.

Delhi Police arrested Charlie Peng, a Chinese man on Sept 13 & he has been in police custody since then. Police have recovered an Indian passport & an Aadhaar card from him. A Fortuner SUV, Rs 3.5 lakh in Indian currency, 2000 dollar & 22000 in Thai currency have also been seized pic.twitter.com/fafmHwxIJx

— ANI (@ANI) September 21, 2018

(Inputs from ANI)