'Pak spy was gathering info for a possible 26/11 repeat'
Mehmood Akhtar, the Pakistan High Commission official caught for espionage, was trying to collect classified information to carry out a strike similar to the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, a Home Ministry official has said. Akhtar was trying to gather details about the deployment of forces along the western coast. However, Akhtar has been let off as he had diplomatic immunity.