The Cost Of Being An Indian Spy. What Happened To Ravindra Kaushik, R&AW’s Black Tiger

Ravindra Kaushik, RAW’s Black Tiger, ended up selling tea outside Gurdaspur after his eighteen-year prison sentence. The spy fought a long and unsuccessful battle for compensation before his death in 2016.

From his inglorious throne on the open toilet a few dozen metres from a Border Security Force outpost—protected by three armed guards in case an enemy patrol strayed across the wheat fields—the Tamil-speaking intelligence officer considered his mission. Later that night, as the moon rose, ...

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