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Indian Express
04-06-2025
- General
- Indian Express
Punjab man held for spying for Pak during Operation Sindoor: DGP
The Counter-Intelligence wing of the Punjab Police Tuesday arrested a man hailing from Tarn Taran district for allegedly sharing with Pakistani intelligence operatives sensitive information about troop deployment and strategic locations during Operation Sindoor, a senior official said. Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav identified the accused as Gagandeep Singh alias Gagan, a resident of Mohalla Rodupur, Gali Nazar Singh Wali, in Tarn Taran. He was arrested for allegedly sharing sensitive information related to the army's movements during Operation Sindoor with Pakistani Intelligence Operatives (PIOs). 'Arrested accused had been in contact with the Pakistan's ISI and (Pakistan based Khalistani supporter) Gopal Singh Chawla, sharing sensitive information concerning army movements during Operation Sindoor,' the DGP said in a post on X. The accused was engaged in sharing classified details, including troop deployments and strategic locations, posing a threat to national security. Gagandeep had been in touch with Khalistani supporter Chawla for the past five years, through whom he was introduced to the PIOs, Yadav said. 'He also received payments from PIOs via Indian channels,' he further said, adding police also recovered a mobile phone containing intelligence that he shared with the PIOs, as well as the details of over 20 ISI contacts. 'A thorough financial and technical investigation is underway to trace other linkages and establish the scope of the network,' he added. Tarn Taran SSP Abhimanyu Rana said, 'Acting on specific intelligence from Counter-Intelligence, a team led by SP City Dr Riputapan Singh Sandhu and DSP (D) Gurinderpal Singh Nagra arrested Gagandeep Singh near Muradpura in Tarn Taran.' 'During interrogation, the accused disclosed that he was tasked by ISI handlers to gather information about deployment in border areas, including railway stations and Amritsar city. He was also receiving monetary benefits,' said the SSP. 'Further investigation is on, and more arrests are likely.' An FIR has been registered under the Official Secrets Act at Police Station City, Tarn Taran, and further investigation is in progress, he added. Earlier, police had arrested six persons for allegedly spying for Pakistan. Falaksher Masih and Suraj Masih were arrested from Ajnala, and a 31-year-old woman, Guzala and Yameen Mohamad, both residents of Malerkotla, had also been nabbed last month. Guzala and Yameen had been receiving payments through online transactions in exchange for sharing classified information. Guzala had been in contact with Ehsan-ur-Rahim alias Danish, a Pakistani official posted at the Pakistan High Commission. On May 13, India expelled Danish for allegedly indulging in espionage. Two more persons — Sukhpreet Singh and Karanbir Singh — were later arrested by police from Gurdaspur for sharing sensitive military information with Pakistan's ISI.
Hindustan Times
04-06-2025
- General
- Hindustan Times
Tarn Taran man held for spying for Pakistan during Operation Sindoor
A man from the border district of Tarn Taran was arrested for allegedly sharing sensitive information about troop deployment and strategic locations during Operation Sindoor with Pakistani intelligence operatives (PIOs), police said on Tuesday. The arrested accused has been identified as Gagandeep Singh alias Gagan, a resident of Mohalla Rodupur in Tarn Taran. He was arrested in a joint operation by counter-intelligence and Taran Taran police, director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said. A case under Sections 3, 4, 5 and 21 of the Official Secrets Act and Section 152 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) has been registered at the police station city, Tarn Taran, the police officials said. Yadav said that a preliminary investigation has revealed that Gagandeep was in direct contact with Pakistan-based Khalistani supporter Gopal Singh Chawla for the past five years, through whom he was introduced to PIOs. 'Investigations have also revealed that the accused had been sharing classified information, including troop deployments, strategic locations, and army movements during 'Operation Sindoor', posing a serious threat to national security, the DGP added. He said that police teams have recovered two mobile devices from the accused's possession containing sensitive intelligence that he shared with the PIOs, as well as the details of over 20 ISI contacts. The accused has also received payments from PIOs via Indian channels, he said. The DGP said that thorough financial and technical investigations are underway to trace other linkages and establish the full scope of this espionage network. Tarn Taran senior superintendent of police (SSP) Abhimanyu Rana said that acting on specific intelligence from CI, a police team arrested the accused from Muradpura in Tarn Taran, and seized his mobile devices. 'During interrogation, the accused disclosed that he was tasked by ISI handlers to gather sensitive information about deployment in border area, including railway stations and Amritsar city. He was also receiving monetary benefits for espionage activities,' the SSP added. Further investigation is on and more arrests are likely in coming days, he added. Earlier, police had arrested six persons in Punjab for allegedly spying for Pakistan. Falaksher Masih and Suraj Masih were arrested from Ajnala in Amritsar, while 31-year-old woman Guzala and Yameen Mohamad, both residents of Malerkotla, were also nabbed last month. Guzala and Yameen had been receiving payments through online transactions in exchange for sharing classified information. Guzala had been in contact with Ehsan-ur-Rahim alias Danish, an official posted at the Pakistan High Commission. On May 13, India expelled Danish for allegedly indulging in espionage. Two more persons — Sukhpreet Singh and Karanbir Singh — were also arrested by police from Gurdaspur for sharing sensitive military information with Pakistan's ISI.
Hindustan Times
03-06-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Punjab: Tarn Taran resident caught spying for Pakistan during Op Sindoor
A man from Punjab's border district of Tarn Taran was arrested for allegedly sharing sensitive information about troop deployment and strategic locations during Operation Sindoor with Pakistani intelligence operatives, police said on Tuesday. He was allegedly in contact with Pakistan-based pro-Khalistan leader Gopal Singh Chawla. Punjab director general of police Gaurav Yadav said the accused has been identified as Gagandeep Singh, alias Gagan, a resident of Mohalla Rodupur, Gali Nazar Singh Wali, in Tarn Taran. He was arrested for allegedly sharing sensitive information related to the army's movements during Operation Sindoor with Pakistani intelligence operatives (PIOs). Police also recovered a mobile phone containing information, which he shared with the 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 said. He was arrested in a joint operation of the Tarn Taran police and the Counter Intelligence wing of police. 'Arrested accused had been in contact with the #Pakistan #ISI and (Pakistan based Khalistani supporter) Gopal Singh Chawla, sharing sensitive information concerning army movements during #OperationSindoor,' the DGP said in a post on X. Investigations said the accused was engaged in sharing classified details, including troop deployments and strategic locations, posing a threat to national security. Gagandeep Singh had been in touch with Khalistani supporter Chawla for the past five years, through whom he was introduced to the PIOs, Yadav said. 'He also received payments from #PIOs via #Indianchannels,' he said. The police 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 investigation is in progress. Under Operation Sindoor, the Indian armed forces carried out pre-dawn missile strikes on May 7 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 the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives. Earlier, police had arrested six persons for allegedly spying for Pakistan. Falaksher Masih, and Suraj Masih had been arrested from Ajnala in Amritsar and 31-year-old woman Guzala and Yameen Mohamad, both residents of Malerkotla, had also been nabbed last month. Guzala and Yameen had been receiving payments through online transactions in exchange for sharing classified information. Guzala had been in contact with Ehsan-ur-Rahim alias Danish, an official posted at the Pakistan High Commission. On May 13, India expelled Danish for allegedly indulging in espionage. Two more persons -- Sukhpreet Singh and Karanbir Singh -- were later arrested by police from Gurdaspur for sharing sensitive military information with Pakistan's ISI.
New Indian Express
03-06-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Punjab: Man held for allegedly sharing sensitive information on Op Sindoor with Pakistani intelligence agencies
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 said. He was arrested in a joint operation of the Tarn Taran police and the Counter Intelligence wing of police. "Arrested accused had been in contact with the #Pakistan #ISI and (Pakistan based Khalistani supporter) Gopal Singh Chawla, sharing sensitive information concerning army movements during #OperationSindoor," the DGP said in a post on X. Investigations said the accused was engaged in sharing classified details, including troop deployments and strategic locations, posing a threat to national security. Gagandeep had been in touch with Khalistani supporter Chawla for the past five years, through whom he was introduced to the PIOs, Yadav said. "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. Under Operation Sindoor, the Indian armed forces carried out pre-dawn missile strikes on May 7 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 the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives. Earlier, police had arrested six persons for allegedly spying for Pakistan. Falaksher Masih, and Suraj Masih had been arrested from Ajnala in Amritsar and 31-year-old woman Guzala and Yameen Mohamad, both residents of Malerkotla, had also been nabbed last month. Guzala and Yameen had been receiving payments through online transactions in exchange for sharing classified information. Guzala had been in contact with Ehsan-ur-Rahim alias Danish, a Pakistani official posted at the Pakistan High Commission. On May 13, India expelled Danish for allegedly indulging in espionage. Two more persons -- Sukhpreet Singh and Karanbir Singh -- were later arrested by police from Gurdaspur for sharing sensitive military information with Pakistan's ISI.
India Today
31-05-2025
- Politics
- India Today
NIA conducts searches in multiple states in Pakistan-linked espionage case
The National Investigative Agency (NIA) on Saturday conducted a massive search operation at 15 locations in eight states across the country in connection with a Pakistan-linked espionage were conducted at the premises of suspects linked to Pakistani intelligence operatives in Delhi, Maharashtra (Mumbai), Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Assam and West the searches, NIA teams seized several electronic gadgets and sensitive financial documents, along with other incriminating materials, during the searches. These are being extensively examined for clues to the espionage racket being run by Pakistan-based operatives as part of an anti-India terror As per NIA investigations, the suspects targeted in searches had connections with Pakistani operatives, and acted as financial conduits for carrying out espionage activities in anti-terror agency registered a case on May 20 following the arrest of an accused person who had been sharing sensitive information with Pakistani operatives since 2023. He had allegedly received funds through various conduits in India in exchange for leaking classified information related to national NIA is continuing with its investigation into the case, registered under sections 61(2) (criminal conspiracy), 147 (waging or attempting to wage war against India) and 148 (conspiracy to commit offences) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), sections 3 and 5 (unauthorised communication of secret official information) of the Official Secrets Act 1923 and Section 18 (individuals involved in terrorist acts or activities related to them) of the UA(P) Act, the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, security agencies have intensified their anti-espionage operations, leading to the arrest of at least 12 individuals from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh over the past two weeks. Investigations suggest the existence of a Pakistan-linked spy network operating across northern those arrested are two women - Jyoti Malhotra, a Haryana resident with 3.77 lakh subscribers on YouTube and 1.33 lakh followers on Instagram, and 31-year-old Guzala from Punjab. Both were allegedly in contact with Pakistani officer Ehsan-ur-Rahim, also known as Danish, who was posted at the Pakistan High Commission in Delhi before being InMust Watch
