NEW DELHI, June 3: A man hailing from Punjab’s Tarn Taran district was arrested for allegedly sharing sensitive information related to the army’s movements during “Operation Sindoor” with Pakistani intelligence operatives, a top police officer said on Tuesday.
Police also recovered a mobile phone containing information, which he is believed to have shared with the Pakistani Intelligence Operatives (PIOs). The accused was allegedly in contact with Pakistan’s intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and also received money for passing on sensitive information, the police sad.
“He also received payments from #PIOs via #Indianchannels,” he further said. Recovered a mobile phone containing intelligence that he shared with the PIOs, as well as the details of over 20 ISI contacts,” he said.
Thorough financial and technical investigations are underway to trace other linkages and establish the full scope of this espionage network, the DGP added. An FIR has been registered under the Official Secrets Act at Police Station City, Tarn Taran, and further investigation is in progress, he added.
Punjab Police remains committed to safeguarding the sovereignty and integrity of the nation and will take all necessary actions against those involved in anti-national activities, he said. Under Operation Sindoor, the Indian armed forces carried out missile strikes on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, including the Jaish-e-Mohammad stronghold of Bahawalpur and Lashkar-e-Taiba’s base in Muridke in response to April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives.
(Manas Dasgupta)
