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Indian authorities over the past two weeks have arrested at least 12 people from Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh on suspicion of “spying” for Pakistan. On Monday, Punjab police said they have arrested two persons for being involved in leaking sensitive military information to Pakistan's intelligence agency, ISI.
Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav, in a post on X, said that the Gurdaspur Police had nabbed the two people to stop espionage.
In the post he said, “On 15th May 2025, credible intelligence inputs indicated that Sukhpreet Singh & Karanbir Singh were engaged in sharing classified details related to #OperationSindoor, including troop movements and key strategic locations in #Punjab, #HimachalPradesh, & #JammuAndKashmir - with #Pakistan's intelligence agency, #ISI.”
“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,” he added.
Under the Official Secrets Act, a case has been filed against the accused at the Dorangala police station in Gurdaspur. The two men arrested are around 20 years of age and are residents of Gurdaspur.
DIG Border Range Satinder Singh said that Sukhpreet Singh and Karanbir Singh were Pakistani spies, and Rs 1 lakh was transferred to their accounts, according to news agency ANI.
Singh said, “They have betrayed our nation. They were in direct touch with the ISI. The ISI made them active after the Pahalgam attack... One lakh rupees were also transferred to their accounts.”
So far, at least 12 people, including a YouTuber, have been nabbed from Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh on charges of espionage over the last two weeks, with investigations pointing to an alleged Pakistan-linked spy network operating in north India, police said.
While six of them have been held from Punjab, five were nabbed from neighbouring Haryana, and one from Uttar Pradesh. The arrests took place in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack and India's Operation Sindoor, officials said.
(with PTI inputs)