Pakistani spy arrested in Punjab

Punjab police arrested a person acting as a spy for Pakistani agencies and recovered photographs of restricted areas, restricted army manuals and a hand-made sketch of military installations, an official said today.

Lovedeep Singh, a resident of Park Avenue, Kot Kapura Road in Faridkot district of Punjab, was arrested by the Special Operations Cell. He was working as a clerk in army cantonment, Faridkot. Preliminary questioning showed he was engaged by the ISI about 18 months back and was providing them with information with regard to movement of army units in Faridkot, Ferozpur and Fazilka sectors, construction of new bunkers on Indian side of the border, photographs of army vehicles along with their formation signs, army exercises and trainings, besides any new activity/construction works in these sectors.

He was produced before a local court where his police remand for further questioning was sought.