Ex-armyman booked for spying for Pak's ISI
Ferozepur, July 10 -- The Punjab Police's state special operation cell (SSOC), Mohali, has arrested a former Indian Army personnel, Gurpreet Singh alias Guri, 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.
According to police officials, Singh came in contact with an ISI operative during his imprisonment in Ferozepur jail. Acting on the instructions of the handler, he passed on critical information concerning troop deployment and operational strategies, posing a grave threat to India's national security.
A case under the provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Official Secrets Act has been registered against him, police added.
Further investigations are ongoing to determine the full scope of the espionage network and to identify additional conspirators involved in this act of treason," police officials said.
This arrest adds to a growing list of similar cases in recent weeks in Punjab.
The police apprehended multiple individuals allegedly involved in espionage, including Gagandeep Singh from Tarn Taran on June 3 and Jasbir Singh from Ropar on June 4. Jasbir was allegedly a close aide of YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra, who was previously arrested by the Haryana Police. Apart from the above cases, nine more persons have been arrested in the state in the last two months....
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