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Who was the original 'Dhurandhar' Ravindra Kaushik, who went to Pakistan as a spy at 23?
short by Bhawana Chaudhary / on Monday, 23 March, 2026
Indian spy Ravindra Kaushik, hailed as original 'Dhurandhar', was recruited by RAW in 1970s. Born in Rajasthan, he travelled to Pakistan at 23 and got enrolled into Karachi University as Nabi Ahmed Shakir. After joining Pakistani Army, he relayed key intelligence to India. Kaushik was arrested in 1983 after communication link failed, following which he died in 2001 in jail.
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