Pathankot man arrested for sending CCTV feed of forces' movement to Pakistan-based handlers: police
A man from Pathankot has been arrested for allegedly spying for handlers in Pakistan. He reportedly installed a CCTV camera to monitor military movements and transmitted the footage to his contacts. The police recovered the camera and found that he had received money for his activities.
- ▪Baljit Singh was arrested for spying for Pakistan-based handlers.
- ▪He installed a CCTV camera to monitor army and paramilitary movements.
- ▪The police recovered the camera and found he had received ₹40,000 for his actions.
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A resident of Punjab's Pathankot was arrested on charges of spying for Pakistan-based handlers, police said on Thursday (May 21, 2026).Preliminary investigation revealed that Baljit Singh, a resident of Chakk Dhariwal village, had installed a CCTV camera at a shop located near a bridge on the National Highway-44 to allegedly keep an eye on the movement of the army and paramilitary forces, police said, adding that he was transmitting the live feed to Pakistan-based handlers.During questioning, the accused confessed that he had installed an internet-based CCTV camera at a shop on the NH-44 Pathankot-Jammu Highway in January.He was also getting directions from an unknown person in Dubai. He was given ₹40,000, police claimed.Police recovered the CCTV camera from his possession, they said.
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