Karnal, May 15 -- The Panipat police on Wednesday arrested a 24-year-old security guard on suspicion of sharing sensitive information with Pakistani contacts. This marks the fourth such incident in the past few weeks in connection with alleged espionage activities.

The accused, Nauman Ilahi, hails from Kairana in Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh and was employed as a guard at an industrial unit in Panipat. According to Karnal superintendent of police Ganga Ram Punia, who also holds additional charge of Panipat, Ilahi was taken into custody on Tuesday based on credible intelligence inputs. During interrogation, authorities claim, Ilahi admitted to having connections with individuals in Pakistan and leaking critical information.

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