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.
According to the police, the preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects were in direct contact with ISI operatives, sharing 'sensitive information' via pen drives.
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.
Two questions are pertinent: Why does the Trump administration keep making the same mistakes on the peace proposal? And what does a hurried peace plan mean on the ground?
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
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