Retired Army Jawan Among Two Arrested In Assam Over Pakistan Espionage After Being Honey-Trapped

Two persons, including a retired army jawan who was re-employed on a contractual basis, were arrested for allegedly passing security-related information to Pakistan. Based on information provided by the central agencies, the Assam Police arrested them.

Speaking at a press conference on the arrest of the accused, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said two persons, including a retired army jawan, were arrested for allegedly passing army movement information to Pakistan.

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Based on central agency inputs, @assampolice has arrested 2 persons allegedly sharing sensitive information on Army movements with Pakistan.

Further investigation will be taken up by the central agency. pic.twitter.com/XFZtK7bane

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) October 4, 2026

"Today, as per input of central agencies, the Assam Police arrested two persons. One is a retired army jawan but currently working on a contractual basis with the army," he replied on a question on the espionage-related arrest.

Accused Were Honey-Trapped

The two were honey-trapped by those who were extracting the information from them, the chief minister said. Earlier in the day, Assam Police issued a statement, saying the Special Task Force (STF) has arrested a Bihar resident, who was staying in a rented accommodation in Guwahati, for alleged espionage-related activities.

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What Preliminary Probe Found

Preliminary investigation has revealed his alleged involvement in such activities, including passing secret information concerning security forces to a Pakistani intelligence operative (PIO). The accused, identified as Abhishek Kumar Singh, hails from Purba Champaran in Bihar.

The police said that a preliminary input about the suspect was shared by Tezpur-based Gajraj Corps' Military Intelligence. The STF, working in coordination with the Sonitpur police, collected further information on Singh, suspected to be involved in anti-national activities under the instructions of a PIO.

"Based on the information, during the intervening night of October 3 and 4, the Assam STF conducted an operation and apprehended the 31-year-old man from a rented house in Guwahati," the police said. During the operation, a mobile phone, SIM cards and incriminating documents were recovered from his possession.

(With PTI inputs)