Bhopal, May 28 (IANS) A Madhya Pradesh court Wednesday awarded life term to a Pakistani citizen for spying in a military area and two years in jail to two others for helping him. Additional District and Sessions Judge (Gwalior district) Meena Singh awarded life imprisonment to Abbas Ali for spying at Gwalior’s air force station and other defence areas, public prosecutor Kamal Jain told IANS.

The court also sentenced two local residents, Amin Khan and Mohammad Shahid, for helping Ali. They have been sentenced two years in jail and a fine of Rs.1,000 each.

A fourth accused in the case, Barkhu, was acquitted.