Amritsar, October 27
With the arrest of one Mandeep Singh, a resident of Sirsa in Haryana, the police claimed to have busted a cross-border espionage network today.
The State Special Operation Cell (SSOC), Amritsar, said Mandeep, who was currently working at a stone crusher unit in Pathankot, situated near the Cantonment area, kept an eye on the military movements in the area and passed on the information to his Pakistan-based handlers.
On checking his mobile phone, officials found several classified documents and photographs of Cantonment areas, which he had shared via encrypted applications. In return, he was being paid by Pakistan agencies through various means.
During preliminary investigation, it has come to light that Mandeep, 35, got in touch with a woman Pakistan Intelligence Officer (PIO), Neha Singh, through Facebook a year ago. She posed as an IT professional working in a Bangalore-based IT unit of the Indian Army.
Mandeep was lured to gather and share information about Pathankot, Amritsar Cantts and Pathankot airbase. He was in touch with the PIO via a UK-based phone number and two Indian numbers. — TNS
Man held for spying in Amritsar
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