Chandigarh: Punjab police on Sunday claimed to have apprehended two individuals including a 31-years-old woman for their alleged involvement in espionage activities linked to an official posted at the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi.
Elaborating on the case, Director General of Police (DGP), Punjab, Gaurav Yadav, said that those arrested have been identified as Guzala and Yameen Mohamad, both residents of Malerkotla district. Police teams have also recovered two mobile phones from their possession.
The development came days after Amritsar police arrested two persons, identified as Falaksher Masih and Suraj Masih, for their alleged role in leaking sensitive information and photographs of army cantonment areas and air bases to Pakistan’s intelligence agency.
DGP Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the arrested accused persons had been receiving payments through online transactions in exchange for sharing classified information. They were in frequent contact with the handler and were involved in channelling funds to other local operatives as per his instructions, he said.
The DGP said that this operation marks a significant step in dismantling cross-border espionage networks and reinforces our commitment to national security. Further investigation will be undertaken as per established protocol, with a focus on tracing the financial trail and identifying additional operatives and linkages within the network, he added.
Sharing operation details, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Malerkotla, Gagan Ajit Singh, said that acting on intelligence inputs, accused Guzala was arrested for leaking sensitive information regarding Indian Army movements to a Pakistan-based handler. Based on disclosures made by her during interrogation, a second conduit identified as Yameen Mohamad was also identified and taken into custody, he said.
The SSP said that the accused official has also been identified and nominated in the FIR.
