Jaipur (Rajasthan): A special branch of Rajasthan has arrested a 42-year-old man on charges of spying for Pakistan, police said.
Satyanarayan Paliwal, a resident of Jaisalmer, has been booked and arrested by CID (Special Branch) on charges of espionage, police further said in a press release.
The suspect was allegedly sharing classified information about the Indian Army, police added.
He was later arrested by the Crime Investigation Department (special branch), Jaipur under the Official Secrets Act, police said.
He has confessed to being in touch with an agent of Pakistan intelligence agency and possessing sensitive military information, Rajasthan Police stated.
Earlier, Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested a person, Kuljeet Kumar, from Samba district for allegedly spying for Pakistan in November, last year.
According to sources, Kuljeet had been photographing important locations in Samba and used to send them to Pakistan since 2018, he allegedly used to get paid hefty amounts for doing so. Security agencies operating in the region nabbed the accused in coordination with Samba police.
(ANI)
