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Pakistani national held in Bengal for allegedly spying on Army, Navy, Railways

Pakistani national held in Bengal for allegedly spying on Army, Navy, Railways

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Wahab Alam, the Pakistani national arrested in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district, was sent by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to collect information about the Indian Army, Navy and Railways in the eastern sector of the country.  Alam was arrested in the Habra area of the district. Insiders from the state police said that during the marathon interrogation by the sleuths of the Special Task Force (STF) of the state police, he had admitted that he entered India through the India-Nepal border in 2012 and has since been staying in different pockets of the state, shifting bases from time to time. After his arrest, the STF sleuths also seized forged Indian identity documents from his possession, like an Aadhaar card, PAN card and EPIC card. It is learnt that he managed these forged identity documents through another person, Muhammad Izaz, who was also arrested by the STF in the Topsia area in East Kolkata following Alam’s interrogation. In fact, state police insiders said that before shifting to Habra, from where he had been arrested, Alam …

SC denies bail to Haryana travel blogger accused of spying for Pakistan

SC denies bail to Haryana travel blogger accused of spying for Pakistan

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VideoGrab from videoblog titled “TRAVEL WITH JO with Jyoti Malhotra”. Jyoti Malhotra, a YouTuber from Hisar, Haryana was arrested for espionage by Indian authorities. Photo: VideoGrab from Travel with Jo with Jyoti Malhotra The Supreme Court on Friday (June 5, 2026) dismissed the bail application of Haryana-based travel blogger Jyoti Malhotra, accused of sharing sensitive information with Pakistan, observing that the allegations levelled against her were “very serious”. A Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and S.C. Sharma dismissed her petition challenging a March 7 order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court denying her bail, observing that considerations of national security had to be given due weight. When counsel for Ms. Malhotra argued that she had been in custody since her arrest on May 16 last year and had no criminal antecedents, the Bench observed that such contentions formed part of her defence and would be examined during the trial. Taking note of the allegations that she had travelled to Pakistan and met government officials there, the Bench held that no case for grant of …

Air Force staffer arrested from Assam for spying for Pakistan, was sharing information since 2023| India News

Air Force staffer arrested from Assam for spying for Pakistan, was sharing information since 2023| India News

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A civilian employee posted at Assam’s Chabua Air Force Station was arrested on Sunday for allegedly spying for Pakistan and sharing sensitive information with Pakistani handlers, said Rajasthan police. The accused war detained in Chabua in a joint operation by Air Force Intelligence and Rajasthan Intelligence and was taken to Jaipur for questioning (Representational/HT photo) The accused was arrested in a joint operation by Rajasthan Intelligence and Air Force Intelligence, news agency PTI reported citing Additional Director General of Police (Intelligence) Prafulla Kumar. Also read: Indian national injured in Abu Dhabi after ballistic missile debris falls in Al Shawamekh How did the police arrest the accused? The investigation which led to the arrest of accused, identified as Sumit Kumar (36), started after another suspect, Jhabararam, was arrested from Jaisalmer earlier this year in January. After the arrest made in January, more investigation and interrogation led to revelation of Kumar’s involvement in spying activities for Pakistan. Also read: BJP minister Nandita Gorlosa joins Congress day before Assam nomination deadline; to contest from Halflong Kumar is a …

London police arrest 3 men on suspicion of spying for China. One is a UK lawmaker’s husband

London police arrest 3 men on suspicion of spying for China. One is a UK lawmaker’s husband

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Three men suspected of spying for China were arrested Wednesday, London police said. One of the three men is the husband of a lawmaker from the governing Labour Party. Joani Reid, MP for East Kilbride and Strathaven, issued a statement indicating that her husband was among those arrested. (AP) The three allegedly assisted a foreign intelligence service in violation of the National Security Act of 2023, Metropolitan Police said. Police did not name the suspects because they haven’t been charged. They said one was a 39-year arrested in London, another was a 68-year-old arrested in Powys, Wales and the third, a 43-year-old, was arrested in Pontyclun, Wales. With calls growing for one of the three to be named in light of speculation that he was the husband of a lawmaker, Joani Reid, the member of parliament for the Scottish constituency of East Kilbride and Strathaven, issued a statement indicating that her husband was among those arrested while insisting that she herself was not involved. She did not name her husband David Taylor, who is 39. …

Man Held In Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer On Suspicion Of Spying For Pakistan’s ISI | India News

Man Held In Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer On Suspicion Of Spying For Pakistan’s ISI | India News

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Last Updated:January 26, 2026, 22:47 IST The suspect had access to information related to various government schemes and documents because of his work. AI-generated image used for representation Security agencies have taken a man into custody in Rajasthan’s border district of Jaisalmer on suspicion of spying for Pakistan’s intelligence agency, the ISI, officials said on Monday. He was detained on Sunday, when a special security team reached the suspect’s residence in Nehdan village and took him away for questioning. The suspect has been identified as Jhabararam Meghwal, who was running an e-Mitra service centre in the area. Officials said he had been operating the centre for around four years. According to the investigators, he may have been in contact with a Pakistani woman who allegedly acted as a handler. After being detained, Meghwal was taken to Jaipur by teams of the CID-Intelligence for further interrogation. His mobile phone and computer systems have been seized and sent for forensic analysis, officials said. Intelligence sources said the suspect had access to information related to various government schemes …

15-Year-Old Boy Arrested In Pathankot On Charges Of Spying For Pakistan’s ISI | India News

15-Year-Old Boy Arrested In Pathankot On Charges Of Spying For Pakistan’s ISI | India News

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Last Updated:January 06, 2026, 09:04 IST Police said the minor had been sharing sensitive information related to India with ISI handlers for the past one year. Minor Held for Alleged Pakistan Spying in Pathankot Pathankot police have arrested a 15-year-old boy on charges of spying for Pakistan. The police have alleged that the teenager was in contact with handlers linked to Pakistan’s intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). According to the police, the minor had been sharing sensitive information related to India with ISI handlers for the past one year. Officials said the information was passed on through communication channels that are now under investigation. ISI targeting children Police officers stated that the case has raised serious concerns, as investigations suggest that ISI is attempting to target and recruit young children for espionage activities. They added that this trend poses a significant security risk. Alert issued across Punjab Authorities said that other minors in Punjab are also suspected to have links with ISI operatives. As a precaution, police stations across the state have been alerted …

Ex-Air Force Official Held In Assam For Spying For Pakistan As Probe Into Espionage Network Expands | India News

Ex-Air Force Official Held In Assam For Spying For Pakistan As Probe Into Espionage Network Expands | India News

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Last Updated:December 13, 2025, 16:28 IST Accused Kulendra Sharma, a resident of Patia locality in Tezpur, is a former Junior Warrant Officer who was posted at the Tezpur Air Force Station and retired from service in 2002 A suspected Pakistani spy network is operating across Assam and Arunachal Pradesh—two regions of critical strategic importance to India’s eastern defence architecture. (AP) A former Indian Air Force official has been arrested in Assam’s Tezpur on charges of espionage for Pakistan, triggering a wider national security investigation that has now exposed a suspected Pakistani spy network operating across Assam and Arunachal Pradesh—two regions of critical strategic importance to India’s eastern defence architecture. The accused, Kulendra Sharma, a resident of Patia locality in Tezpur, was detained following intelligence inputs indicating his alleged links with a Pakistani espionage agency. Sharma is a former Junior Warrant Officer who was posted at the Tezpur Air Force Station and retired from service in 2002. After retiring from the Air Force, Sharma worked in the electronics department of Tezpur University, from where he later …

J&K Man Arrested In Arunachal On Suspicion Of Spying For Pakistan | India News

J&K Man Arrested In Arunachal On Suspicion Of Spying For Pakistan | India News

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Last Updated:December 12, 2025, 20:06 IST Hilal Ahmed was arrested in Aalo, West Siang for allegedly spying for Pakistani handlers. He is believed to have links with Nazir and Sabir who were held on espionage charges. Hilal Ahmed was arrested in Aalo area in West Siang District. A 26-year-old man from Jammu and Kashmir was arrested in Arunachal Pradesh for allegedly spying for Pakistani handlers. The suspected spy, identified as Hilal Ahmed, was arrested in the Aalo area in West Siang District. West Siang SP Kardak Riba confirmed the development, noting that Hilal is linked to the two earlier suspects—Nazir Ahmad Malik and Sabir Ahmed Mir from J&K—who were apprehended by Itanagar police on espionage charges last month. Nazir, a resident of J&K’s Kupwara, is believed to be the key link to the Pakistani handlers. Accused of Spying For Pakistan, Two J&K Men Arrested In November Nazir was first detained in Ganga village on November 22, and information obtained during his interrogation led to the arrest of Mir from Abotani Colony. The duo had reportedly …

Dhurandhar Box Office Early Trends: Ranveer Singh film OBILTERATE 2nd Friday record, spying 30 crore day

Dhurandhar Box Office Early Trends: Ranveer Singh film OBILTERATE 2nd Friday record, spying 30 crore day

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Dhurandhar has taken a massive leap in its second week, with the film looking to COLLECT over Rs. 28 crore nett on its 2nd Friday. The Ranveer Singh starrer started on a similar level as Thursday in the morning, started to see a surge during the matinee shows, and now in the evening, it is flying. If the current momentum continues in the night shows, as is usually the case, it can grow to Rs. 30 crore nett. This is comfortably the biggest 2nd Friday ever for a Hindi film, surpassing Pushpa 2 (Hindi) by a considerable 15 per cent or more.  Dhurandhar is locked to take the biggest second weekend of all time, with projections currently in the staggering Rs. 120–140 crore nett range. The word “collect” needs to be emphasised above because the box office of the film was a number in the first couple of days of its release, with a large amount of feeding involved in them, but now it’s pretty much all organic collections. The film built enormous momentum over …

Germany charges three over spying on Ukrainian soldier for Moscow | World News

Germany charges three over spying on Ukrainian soldier for Moscow | World News

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German prosecutors said Wednesday they had charged three people with spying for tailing a former Ukrainian soldier on behalf of Russian intelligence as part of a potential assassination plot. In this photo, taken on May 23, 2025 and provided by Ukraine’s 127th Separate Brigade of the Territorial Defence press service, soldiers fire a canon towards Russian army positions near Kharkiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 23, 2025,(AP) The accused were partially identified by prosecutors as Ukrainian national Robert A., Armenian Vardges I. and Russian Arman S., who were arrested last year in Frankfurt. The trio faced charges of “working for a foreign intelligence service”, in a case prosecutors labelled “particularly serious”. According to investigators, Vardges I. received an order from a Russian intelligence service in May 2024 to spy on a man who had “participated in combat operations for the Ukrainian armed forces” following Russia’s 2022 invasion. Also Read | Trump calls Putin ‘crazy’ over Ukraine offensive, warns of Russia’s ‘downfall’ Subsequently, the Armenian suspect is said to have recruited Robert A. and Arman S. to support …