Man Held In Shimla On Charges Of Espionage, Was Providing Key Information To Enemy
The man has been accused of allegedly spying and providing confidential information related to the army and the country with Pakistan or some other country
The Indian Army's Intelligence Unit has apprehended a man on charges of espionage in Shimla on Friday.
The suspect was held by Army near Shimla's Army Training Command (ARTRAC) on Friday. The army took him to different places and interrogated him.
After taking the suspect into custody, the army took him to different places and interrogated him. After interrogation, the army handed him over to the police. However, his identity has not been revealed yet.
The man has been accused of allegedly spying and providing confidential information related to the army and the country with Pakistan or some other country. However, concrete evidence is still being collected against the suspect.
According to sources, the suspect was staying in a hotel in the Himachal capital since May 28. He was allegedly asking the local people about the army.
Sources further revealed that the suspect is a native of Uttar Pradesh's Noida and hold a US citizenship.
During the interrogation, the suspect revealed that he works in a private company. He also told that his father was a colonel in the field military, sources added.
He also told that has traveled to 64 countries including Pakistan in 2005 and China in 2008.
SP Shimla confirmed the arrest and said that the army has handed over the youth and he is being interrogated.
Earlier this week, Kangra Police arrested a 20-year-old youth on suspicion of espionage following a tip-off.
The suspect, identified as Abhishek, a native of Dehra, was held just three kilometres away from Shri Mata Chintpurni Temple on Una-Kangra districts border.
The development comes as a series of revelations regarding Pakistani spy networks in India. Several Indians were arrested for allegedly spying for Pakistan including a CRPF personnel Moti Ram Jat from Rajasthan, a contractual health worker Sahdevsinh Gohil posted in the border district of Kutch, a YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra from Haryana who has several lakhs of subscribers. She was arrested in Haryana this month. She had travelled to Pakistan a number of times.
Additionally, a Rajasthan government employee was detained in Jaisalmer on suspicion of espionage for Pakistan with sources saying he worked as an assistant to former Congress minister Shale Mohammad.
Shakur Khan, who works in the district employment office, was found to have phone numbers associated with Pakistan stored on his device, an official said.
Prior to this month's conflict, Pakistanis and Indians were able to travel to each other's countries, but it has long been very difficult to obtain visas due to government bureaucracy and historical mistrust.
The relations between India and Pakistan hit rock bottom after the neighbouring country resorted to a terror attack in Kashmir's iconic Pahalgam, killing 26 innocent tourists on April 22.
In response, India, on the intervening night of May 7 and 8, launched 'Operation Sindoor' against Pakistan and destroyed multiple terror targets there.
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