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New Delhi, May 12
The Punjab Police arrested two people, including a woman, for their alleged involvement in espionage activities linked to a Pakistani official posted at the High Commission in Delhi.
Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav stated that based on credible intelligence, a suspect was arrested for leaking sensitive information to a Pakistan-based handler regarding Indian Army movements.
The accused have been identified as 31-year-old Guzala and Yameen Mohamad, residents of Malerkotla. The police teams have also recovered two mobile phones from their possession.
DGP Yadav added the accused 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.
During interrogation, Guzala confessed to having shared the confidential information about activities of the Indian Army with the official posted at Pakistan High Commission in Delhi. Guzala further revealed that she was doing it in lieu of money and the accused official has sent her Rs 30,000 in two transactions of via UPI, officials added.
The development came days after the Amritsar Rural Police arrested two persons Falaksher Masih and Suraj Masih for their alleged role in leaking sensitive information and photographs of the Army Cantonment areas and Air Bases to Pakistan’s intelligence agency.
