Another Pakistani spy network was busted, and a suspect has been arrested in Haryana's Nuh on Monday, marking the latest in a series of anti-espionage operations that have led to multiple arrests in recent days.
This was the second arrest in two days in the same area, with a case registered against three individuals, including two employees of the Pakistani High Commission, officials said.
In a video confession following his arrest, the suspected spy admitted to multiple visits to Pakistan and interactions with Pakistani officials, including providing them with SIM cards. He also confessed to engaging with a Pakistani officer who allegedly accepted money from him and demanded sensitive information.
Several individuals have been arrested in recent days after the April 22 Pahalgam attacks for allegedly sharing sensitive information with Pakistani agents.
A prominent case is that of Haryana-based YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra, a travel vlogger with over three lakh subscribers. She was arrested on Friday in Hisar for her alleged links with a Pakistani officer, Ehsan-ur-Rahim alias Danish, based in Delhi, and had reportedly travelled to Pakistan twice.
Malhotra was arrested along with five others, who also allegedly shared information with Pakistani agents in exchange for money. They have been identified as Guzala, a 32-year-old widow from Punjab; Yameen Mohammad, who collaborated with Danish in financial dealings and visa-related activities; and Devinder Singh Dhillon from Kaithal in Haryana, a Sikh student who was recruited during a pilgrimage to Pakistan and sent videos of the Patiala cantonment.
A 26-year-old man from Nuh, Arman, was another suspected spy who was held alongside Malhotra for allegedly sharing sensitive information about the Indian Army and other military activities with Pakistan. Police recovered conversations, photos, and videos sent to Pakistani numbers from his phone.
On May 15, another suspected spy, a 24-year-old man, was arrested in Haryana’s Panipat for allegedly being in touch with a Pakistan-based agent linked to the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). The suspect, Nauman Ilahi from Uttar Pradesh, was working as a factory security guard and is accused of supplying sensitive information to Pakistan.
Punjab Police arrested two others -- Palak Sher Masih and Suraj Masih -- on May 4, and they allegedly leaked photographs and details of Army cantonment areas and air bases in Amritsar to Pakistani handlers.
In another arrest in the series, a man from Uttar Pradesh, Shehzad, was caught on Saturday in Moradabad for alleged links to the ISI. Investigations revealed that the accused had travelled to Pakistan multiple times and was involved in the illegal cross-border trade of cosmetics, clothing, spices, and other goods.
Source: India Today