Punjab Spy Case: A 15-year-old boy was arrested for allegedly sharing information related to national security with Pakistani terror agencies in Pathankot. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Pathankot Daljinder Singh Dhillon on Tuesday said the teen was in touch with ISI and Pakistan military officers. The SSP stated the accused had been in contact with Pakistani agencies for nearly a year.
Dhillon said, "The police have arrested Sanjeev Kumar, aged 15, after receiving information that he had been supplying information related to the security of our nation to the frontal organisations of terror agencies, ISI, and Pakistan military officers."
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Pakistan Took Advantage Of Minor's Mental Condition: Police
According to the police, Sanjeev was emotionally vulnerable due to the belief that his father had been murdered. However, the probe into his father's death found no evidence supporting his claim. Police said the minor was lured through social media.
Police found that Sanjeev shared videos of sensitive locations and was in touch with gangsters in Pakistan who were running a terror module.
Dhillon said, "He fell into the trap of Pakistani agencies through social media, as he was suspicious that his father had been murdered, which affected him mentally. However, the investigation did not reveal any such evidence. He had sent videos of various locations to them and was in touch with various gangsters in Pakistan who run a terror module. He had been in contact with Pakistan's terror organisations for almost a year."
Earlier on December 2, Punjab Police busted an international ISI-backed terror module linked to a grenade attack in Gurdaspur. DIG Border Range Sandeep Goyal said the module was planning multiple strikes aimed at triggering communal tensions. The DIG revealed that the network was led by terrorist Shahzad Bhatti, along with Zeeshan Akhtar and Amandeep Singh alias Aman Pannu.
(With ANI inputs)