NEW DELHI, Nov 3: India on Thursday denied Pakistan’s claim that one of its senior diplomats at the Delhi High Commission was harassed by Indian intelligence agents a day after the serial blasts occurred here on Saturday.
Responding to a question on the reported incident, an Indian foreign ministry spokesman said there was a minor misunderstanding which was amicably resolved.
The Indian version of the incident goes thus: “On 30 October at 2200 hours, Mohammad Nadeem, the domestic help of Mr Moazzam Ahmad Khan, Counsellor, Pakistan High Commission went shopping at Sunday Bazar, Sector 7, R.K. Puram. He gave a thousand rupee note to a chhole-bhature vendor who wanted to make sure that it was genuine.
“At this, Mohammad Nadeem vociferously stated that he was from Pakistan High Commission and that the note was genuine. His statement that he was a Pakistani attracted the attention of passers-by and neighbouring vendors and a crowd collected, this being just a day after serial blasts. A police patrol party also reached the scene.
“Nadeem introduced himself to the police as a driver of the Pakistan High Commission but could not produce any identity papers. The police then called Mr Moazzam who came but also did not produce any identity papers either for himself or for his domestic help. The police requested Mr Moazzam to get his identity papers and meanwhile took Mohammad Nadeem to the police station at Sector 12, RK Puram.
“At 2300 hours, Mr Moazzam returned with his and his domestic help’s ID cards. He was allowed to take Mr Nadeem with him. The police officers behaved courteously with both the Pakistani diplomat and his domestic help. Before leaving, Mr Moazzam thanked the SHO for his cooperation.”
