Chandigarh: The Punjab Police on Tuesday arrested a person from Tarn Taran on the charges of spying for Pakistan and sharing sensitive information with Pakistan intelligence operatives and ISI about Operation Sindoor, police said.
DGP Statement
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that action was taken on the basis of information received from the police’s counter-intelligence wing.
Accused Gagandeep Singh alias Gagan allegedly had been in contact with the Pakistan ISI and Gopal Singh Chawla, sharing sensitive information concerning Army movements during Operation Sindhoor.
Sharing Classified Details
Police said that investigations have revealed that he was engaged in sharing classified details, including troop deployment and strategic locations, posing a threat to national security.
Gagandeep Singh had been in touch with Pakistan-based Khalistani supporter Gopal Singh Chawla for the past five years, through whom he was introduced to the Pakistani Intelligence Operatives (PIOs). He also received payments from PIOs via Indianchannels, police said.
Mobile Phone Recovered
Police said that they have recovered a mobile phone containing information that the accused shared with the PIOs, as well as the details of over 20 ISI contacts.
“Thorough financial and technical investigations are underway to trace other linkages and establish the full scope of this espionage network,” DGP said, adding an FIR has been registered under the Official Secrets Act at PS City, Tarn Taran, and further investigation was in progress.
Spy Arrested In Delhi
Last week in the National Capital, a CRPF soldier was arrested for spying for Pakistan against hefty payments. The arrested jawan had come in contact with an operative of Pakistan’s intelligence agency through social media.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan from Delhi in a major action.
There are serious allegations against the jawan that he was sending sensitive and intelligence information related to India to Pakistan. He used social media platforms for this, and he was also getting a hefty amount in return.
According to the Dynamite News correspondent, this arrest has come at a time when, after ‘Operation Sindoor,’ the network spying for Pakistani agencies across the country is being continuously tightened.
According to NIA sources, the arrested jawan came in contact with an operative of Pakistan’s intelligence agency through social media.
Gradually he started sharing information related to the security of the country. All these activities came under the purview of digital tracking, and it was revealed in the NIA investigation.