New Delhi: An Inter Services Intelligence (ISI)-backed hawala operator in Delhi has been arrested, police sources said on February 26.

Abdul Wahid, a contact of Lahore-based ISI agent Tariq, was arrested from Churiwallan Gali in Old Delhi's Chandni Chowk area, they said.

The arrest of Wahid, who runs a PCO booth in the area, comes after arrest of two ISI agents Mohammad Arif and Nihal Chand alias Abid in Chandigarh two days back, the sources said.

Wahid was engaged in passing on hawala money to ISI operatives in India and his name was disclosed by Arif during interrogation, they said.

Arif had been instructed by Tariq to contact Wahid to collect Rs 15,000.

PTI