Constable held for espionage

Palwal, July 16

A constable posted here has been arrested on the charges of spying for Pakistan.

SP Deepak Gahlawat said the accused, Surender hailing from Jhajjar but posted in Palwal, was found sharing classified information to the neighbouring country for three years. He said the accused was nabbed on Thursday on the basis of intelligence inputs.

The SP said Surender, who had joined the Police Department in March 2019 after getting retired from the Army, had been in touch with a Dubai-based woman connected with the Pakistan intelligence network since 2018.

Two cellphones and as many SIM cards had been recovered from him, the SP said. The accused has been sent to six-day police custody. — TNS