Jaipur, Dec. 2 -- Rajasthan's CID (Intelligence) has arrested a Punjab resident for allegedly collecting classified information related to the Indian Army and passing it to a Pakistani handler, officials said on Monday.

Prakash Singh alias Badal, a resident of Ferozepur, was detained near a military establishment in the Sriganganagar district and later arrested under the Official Secrets Act, 1923, they said.

As many as six people have been arrested since March for their alleged espionage activities in bordering Jaisalmer, Barmer, and Alwar districts.

Inspector General (Intelligence) Prafful Kumar informed that the CID had been monitoring suspected espionage activity linked to Pakistani intelligence agencies when Singh came under the s...