Man Arrested For Passing Information About Army To Foreign Intel Agency

According to police, they got a tip-off that the accused had been receiving funds from his handlers through illegal means for conveying sensitive information regarding national security.

The Delhi Police has arrested a 35-year-old man for allegedly passing sensitive information about Army deployment to a foreign intelligence agency, officials said on Saturday. The accused has been identified as Harpal Singh, a resident of Tarn Taran in Punjab, they said. "A highly motivated and radicalised man was arrested for passing sensitive information to foreign intelligence agency. He conveyed details related to Indian Army personnel, Army movements, location of Army and BSF posts and bunkers on the outposts of India at India-Pakistan border," a senior police officer said. The money routed through hawala channels was used for funding the espionage operation, he said.