— PROBE REVEALS THAT ARRESTED ACCUSED WERE RECEIVING MONEY IN LIEU OF SHARING CLASSIFIED INFORMATION, SAYS DGP GAURAV YADAV
— ACCUSED OFFICIAL ALSO IDENTIFIED AND NOMINATED IN FIR: SSP MALERKOTLA GAGAN AJIT SINGH
CHANDIGARH/MALERKOTLA, May 11:
In a significant breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to Punjab a safe and secure state as per the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Malerkotla Police apprehended two individuals including a 31-years-old woman for their alleged involvement in espionage activities linked to an official posted at the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Sunday.
Those arrested have been identified as Guzala and Yameen Mohamad, both residents of Malerkotla. Police teams have also recovered two mobile phones from their possession.
The development came days after Amritsar Rural Police arrested two persons, identified as Falaksher Masih and Suraj Masih, for their alleged role in leaking sensitive information and photographs of Army Cantonment areas and Air Bases to Pakistan’s intelligence agency.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the arrested accused persons 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 channeling funds to other local operatives as per his instructions, he said.
The DGP said that this operation marks a significant step in dismantling cross-border espionage networks and reinforces our commitment to national security. Further investigation will be undertaken as per established protocol, with a focus on tracing the financial trail and identifying additional operatives and linkages within the network, he added.
Sharing operation details, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Malerkotla Gagan Ajit Singh said that acting on credible intelligence, accused Guzala was arrested for leaking sensitive information regarding Indian Army movements to a Pakistan-based handler. Based on disclosures made by her during interrogation, a second conduit identified as Yameen Mohamad was also identified and taken into custody, he said.
He said that during questioning, accused Guzala confessed to have shared the confidential information about activities of Indian Army with the official posted at Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi. Accused Guzala further revealed that she was doing it in lieu of money and the accused official has sent her Rs 30000 in two transactions— Rs 10000 and Rs 20000— via UPI, he added.
The SSP said that the accused official has also been identified and nominated in the FIR.
A case FIR No 88 dated 08.05.2025 has been registered under section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and sections 3, 4 and 5 of Official Secret Act at Police Station City-1 Malerkotla.
