Ferozepur, July 10 -- The Punjab Police's state special operation cell (SSOC), Mohali, has arrested a former Indian Army personnel, Gurpreet Singh alias Guri alias Fauji, on charges of espionage.

The accused, currently lodged in Ferozepur jail in connection with a narcotics case, is alleged to have leaked highly sensitive and classified information related to the Indian Army to operatives of Pakistan's intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).

A resident of Matar Uttar village in Mamdot, Ferozepur district, Gurpreet reportedly used his prior military experience and contacts to access and share confidential documents and strategic data with foreign handlers, while in judicial custody, police said.

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