The last posting of Sarma, who retired in 2002, was at the Air Force Station in Tezpur. Later, he briefly worked at Tezpur University. The IAF’s Tezpur base has key air assets, including a Sukhoi 30 squadron.

Meanwhile, all four arrested in the frontier state of Arunachal are from Kupwara. 

On November 21, Itanagar police arrested Nazir Ahmad Malik and Sabir Ahmed Mir based on intelligence inputs about their possible involvement in espionage activities. They reportedly shared vital information about Army movements and installations in Arunachal with their Pakistani associates through a Telegram channel.

Later, based on information shared by Itanagar police, West Siang police arrested one Hilal Ahmed from Aalo, and Changlang police arrested one Gulam Md Mir from Miao.

Stating that it is a case involving national security, the police urged everyone to wait for the completion of the probe.