Topic: Kashmir Singh

Kashmir Singh (Punjabi: ਕਸ਼ਮੀਰ ਸਿੰਘ) (born 1941), who was an Indian spy, spent 35 years of his life in Pakistani prisons before he was released with the Presidential pardon by Pervez Musharraf.

In his early life, he was in he Indian Army from 1962-1966. After working in the Punjab Police for a while, he took up spying on a contractual basis at the rate of Rs. 400 per month. Thereafter, he entered Pakistan in the guise of Ibrahim, a Muslim name. Using this name, he checked into hotels and got identity cards during his task.

In 1973, he was arrested on the 22nd Milestone on the Peshawar-Rawalpindi road by Pakistani intelligence officers. Upon arrest, he was accused of espionage and smuggling but it could not be proved by the authorities. At the time of his arrest, his family included his wife, Paramjit Kaur, and three children under the age of 10.