Armyman, Associate Held on Espionage Charge in Amritsar

Probe reveals the soldier was in direct contact with ISI operatives and is suspected of sharing sensitive info via pen drives, says DGP

- HT Correspondent

AMRITSAR: An armyman posted in Jammu and his aide have been arrested for their alleged involvement in espionage activities linked to Pakistan's spy agency, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). Punjab director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said this on Sunday.

Yadav said one of the accused has been identified as Gurpreet Singh, alias Gopy Fojia, a resident of Dhariwal in Amritsar serving in the Indian Army in Jammu. His associate has been identified as Sahil Masih, who also belongs to Dhariwal, the police chief said.

In a release issued here, Yadav said that preliminary investigation revealed that Gurpreet was in direct contact with operatives of the Pakistan ISI and is suspected of sharing sensitive and confidential information via pen drives. The key ISI handler involved in the case has been identified as Rana Javed, he added.