Two soldiers arrested for ‘links to drug racket, ISI’

Wednesday, 7 July 2021Newsdesk
Two soldiers arrested for ‘links to drug racket, ISI’
The Punjab Police on Tuesday claimed to have busted a “cross-border espionage network” with the arrest of two Army personnel — Sepoy Harpreet Singh, 23, (19 Rashtriya Rifles), and Sepoy Gurbhej Singh, 23, (18 Sikh Light Infantry).

New Delhi, 07 July 2021

As per news report of The Indian Express,Harpreet Singh, a resident of Cheecha village in Amritsar, was posted in Anantnag; Gurbhej Singh, from Punian village in Tarn Taran, was posted in Kargil. Both have been charged with spying for Pakistan’s ISI, under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Official Secrets Act. In a press statement, Director General of Police (DGP) Dinkar Gupta said the Jalandhar Rural Police, led by SSP Naveen Singla, had recovered confidential documents related to the deployment and functioning of the Indian Army from a cross-border drug smuggler, Ranvir Singh, who was arrested on May 24.During interrogation, Ranvir reportedly said he had obtained the documents from Harpreet. Both Harpreet and Ranvir are from the same village.

Source - The Indian Express

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