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Time of India
24-05-2025
- Time of India
Two held in Navi Mumbai murder case by UP STF Noida unit
Noida: The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF), Noida unit, on Saturday arrested two men wanted in connection with a recent murder case in Navi Mumbai. The arrests were made in coordination with Navi Mumbai Police. According to officials, the suspects — identified as Sukhpreet Singh (24) and his cousin Gurpreet Singh, both residents of Fatehabad in Haryana — were apprehended from Ghanta Gol Chakkar in Surajpur. The arrests were confirmed by Rajkumar Mishra, Additional Superintendent of Police, STF-Noida. The duo is accused of murdering a woman in Navi Mumbai on May 18. The NRI Coastal Police in Navi Mumbai had registered a case under sections 103(1) (punishment for murder) and 61(2) (criminal conspiracy) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Based on intelligence inputs, Navi Mumbai Police sought assistance from the UP STF to locate and arrest the suspects. "On Saturday, we received a tip-off that the two accused were present near Ghanta Gol Chakkar and planning to leave the city. A team was immediately deployed and they were arrested from the spot," said Mishra. During interrogation, Sukhpreet, who has studied up to Class 12, confessed to having travelled to Navi Mumbai with Gurpreet in pursuit of modelling opportunities. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Lujo Todo Incluido para Adultos en Riviera Maya Palladium Hotel Group Undo While in the city, he came in contact with a salon owner from Ghaziabad who allegedly offered him Rs 5 lakh to kill another woman. Sukhpreet said he ordered a knife and mask online and, on May 18, attacked the target during her morning walk, fatally slashing her throat. The two then fled the city. Further investigation revealed that the murder contract had allegedly been issued by the victim's husband, identified as Kishor Singh. The two suspects are currently in custody at Surajpur police station. STF officials said further legal proceedings are underway in coordination with Navi Mumbai Police.
India Today
24-05-2025
- India Today
2 contract killers accused of killing woman in Navi Mumbai arrested from UP
The Special Task Force (STF) of Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested two people wanted in the murder of a woman in Navi Mumbai. The accused, Sukhpreet Singh and Gurpreet Singh, both residents of Haryana, have been on the run since the on a tip-off, a joint team of the Noida unit of UP STF and Navi Mumbai police conducted the operation and both the accused were interrogation, Sukhpreet told officials that he wanted to become a model and went to Mumbai in 2022 with his cousin Gurpreet. There he came across a woman running a salon. It was at the behest of this woman that the cousins hatched a conspiracy to kill the victim for Rs 5 lakh. It has also been revealed that the contract for the murder was given to the brothers by none other than the deceased woman's husband, Kishore accused first did a recce and ordered weapons online before killing the woman by slitting her throat on the night of May Watch IN THIS STORY#Uttar Pradesh#Noida
Hindustan Times
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Two arrested for spying for Pakistan's ISI in Gurdaspur
In a significant counter-espionage operation, Gurdaspur police have thwarted an attempt to compromise national security by apprehending two persons involved in leaking sensitive military information, Punjab director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said on Monday. With this, the total arrests in espionage cases in the region of Punjab and Haryana has risen to 13 (8 in Punjab and 5 in Haryana) with Nuh police, in a joint operation with a central agency, on Monday arrested a local quack identified as Mohammad Tarif, a resident of the Kangarka village in the Nuh district for allegedly leaking intelligence information of military activities to Pakistan. Those arrested in Gurdaspur have been identified as Sukhpreet Singh, a resident of Adiyan village in Gurdaspur and Karanbir Singh, a resident of Chandu Wadala village in Gurdaspur. Police teams have also recovered three mobile phones and eight cartridges of .30-bore from their possession. 'On May 15, credible intelligence inputs indicated that Sukhpreet Singh and Karanbir Singh were engaged in sharing classified details related to Operation Sindoor, including troop movement and key strategic locations in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, with Pakistan's intelligence agency, ISI. Acting swiftly, the police have put both the suspects under surveillance and apprehended them,' DGP Yadav said. 'Forensic examination of their mobile phones confirmed the intelligence inputs. A preliminary investigation revealed that the arrested accused persons were passing on military secrets in exchange for monetary benefits. The police team has also recovered three mobile phones and eight live cartridges (.30 bore) from their possession,' he said. The DGP said preliminary findings established that the accused were in direct contact with Pakistan Inter-Services Intelligence handlers and had transmitted critical information concerning the Indian armed forces. 'During the investigation, it was also discovered that they were previously involved in drug smuggling activities, through which they came into contact with ISI handlers. Their financial transactions, including online and cash dealings, also came under scrutiny,' said the SSP, while adding that further investigations are on. A case has been registered under Section 3 of the Official Secrets Act, Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Section 25 of the Arms Act at Police Station, Dorangala. On May 8, Malerkotla residents Guzala and Yameen Mohammad were arrested for their involvement in espionage activities linked to Ehsan-ur-Rahim, alias Danish, a staffer at the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi. Danish has been declared 'persona non grata' by India. DGP Yadav said the two had been receiving payments through online transactions in exchange for sharing sensitive information regarding Indian Army movements. Both have been booked under Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Official Secret Act at Police Station City-1, Malerkotla. So far, eight people have been arrested in Punjab on espionage charges, while in neighbouring Haryana five people, including a travel blogger Jyoti Malhotra from Hisar, have been arrested.
Time of India
19-05-2025
- Time of India
2 held for spying for Pakistan in Gurdaspur
Gurdaspur: The police have arrested two people for allegedly supplying sensitive information related to Operation Sindoor to Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in Gurdaspur, said director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav on Monday. In a post on X, the DGP said Sukhpreet Singh and Karanbir Singh were apprehended after credible inputs on May 15 revealed that the two were allegedly engaged in sharing classified details related to Operation Sindoor — including troop movements and key strategic locations in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, and Jammu & Kashmir — with the ISI. The police recovered three mobile phones and eight live cartridges (.30 bore) from their possession. Forensic examination of their mobile phones confirmed the intelligence received, the DGP said, adding that preliminary findings indicated that the accused were in direct contact with ISI handlers and transmitted sensitive information concerning the armed forces. Gurdaspur senior superintendent of police Aditya said that the two were involved in drug smuggling activities, through which they came into contact with their ISI handlers. "Their financial transactions, including online and cash dealings, also came under scrutiny," he added. Police registered a case under Section 3 of the Official Secrets Act and Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Section 25 of the Arms Act at Dorangala police station. MSID:: 121269057 413 |
Time of India
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Punjab Police arrest two for leaking sensitive military information during Operation Sindoor
Punjab Police on Monday claimed to have busted an espionage racket involving two persons for leaking sensitive military information during the recent Operation Sindoor . Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav on Monday said the police on May 15 received credible intelligence inputs from central agencies indicating that Sukhpreet Singh and Karanbir Singh were engaged in sharing classified details related to Operation Sindoor, including troop movements and key strategic locations in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and J&K with Pakistan's Intelligence agency ISI. "Police has arrested both the suspects. The forensic examination of their mobile phones has confirmed the intelligence inputs. The police team has also recovered 3 mobile phones and 8 live cartridges (.30 bore) from their possession. Preliminary findings establish that the accused were in direct contact with ISI handlers and had transmitted critical information concerning the Indian Armed Forces ," Punjab Police said in a statement. Operation Sindoor was initiated in response to the Pahalgam terror attack in which 25 Indian and one Nepalese citizen were killed by the Lashkar proxy The Resistance Force . The kinetic operation by Indian Armed Forces led to destruction of nine terror bases across Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir and later led to air strikes at least 7 airbases. This is the second espionage ring exposed by Punjab Police after the Pahalgam attack.
