India, May 10 -- A man detained by Army personnel in north Bengal for suspiciously moving around the Bengdubi military station was remanded in police custody by a Siliguri court on Saturday after he admitted being a spy from Bangladesh, police said.

"The man was detained and questioned by Army personnel on Friday for suspiciously moving around the high security zone. He was handed to the Bagdogra police station after he admitted being a spy from Bangladesh," a state police official said, requesting anonymity.

"During interrogation he said he is Ashraful Alam, a deputy superintendent of police in the Bangladesh secret service. He said he entered Bengal by crossing the Mahananda river. An investigation is on," the officer said.

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