Amritsar Rural police have arrested Gurpreet Singh and aide Sahil Masih. DGP Gaurav Yadav says 2 mobile phones ‘used for communication with ISI handlers’ have also been recovered.
The latest in a string of arrests, Gagandeep Singh alias Gagan was arrested on the basis of information received by Punjab Police’s Counter-Intelligence unit, says DGP.
Haseen was arrested Saturday, days after brother Kasim was held by Special Cell of Delhi Police, for ‘sending sensitive military info’ & ‘giving SIM cards in exhange for money to PIOs’.
According to NIA, the three were sharing sensitive information about Indian defence establishments at Karwar and Kochi naval bases and getting money in exchange for the information.
Gen Hameed has long been a controversial figure, from being at the centre of a storm during the 2018 Pakistan elections to engineering the Faizabad agreement in 2017.
Report by The Intercept cites ‘secret documents’ from Pakistan’s IB to say R&AW is targeting ‘militant Sikh activists’ & that UAE has become base for Indian intelligence ops.
FIR mentions transactions to tune of Rs 65-70 lakh, names Riazuddin & Bihar resident Izrahul Hussain as accused, claims both transferred this amount to various bank accounts.
The Indian security agencies suspect ISI role in the death of Harvinder Singh Sandhu alias Rinda. He died in a Pakistan hospital due to organ failure Saturday, according to reports.
An Odisha court ruled that Ishwar Chandra Behera, who shot videos of missile launches etc. at Chandipur & Wheeler Island on contract with DRDO, was selling info to ISI.
The current Iran war has laid bare a fundamental reality: 20 per cent of global energy trade cannot afford to rely on a single artery, no matter how resilient and cost-effective.
Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.
It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.
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