An Indian police inspector has been arrested for allegedly spying for Pakistan before a deadly terror attack.

Moti Ram Jat of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was detained for “espionage activities” and allegedly “sharing classified information relating to national security” with Pakistani intelligence officers.

Mr Jat worked at Pahalgam in Kashmir, where gunmen killed 26 people, mostly Indian tourists, on April 22.

The attack sparked a brief military confrontation between India and Pakistan, the neighbouring nuclear-armed states that contest Kashmir.

A security official speaking anonymously told The Telegraph that Mr Jat was based at Pahalgam until six days before the incident.