Punjab man arrested for installing CCTV cameras to spy on Indian Army, transmitting live feed to Pakistan

Key points

• A man from Punjab’s Pathankot was arrested for allegedly spying for handlers based in Pakistan, police said on Thursday, as reported by PTI.
• According to the preliminary investigation, the accused, Baljit Singh from Chakk Dhariwal village, had installed a CCTV camera at a shop near a bridge on Highway-44 to monitor the movement of Army and paramilitary personnel.
• Police said that he was sharing the live footage with handlers in Pakistan.
• During interrogation, Baljit Singh admitted that he had set up the internet-enabled CCTV camera on the Pathankot-Jammu stretch of NH-44 in January.
• Police further claimed that he was receiving instructions from an unidentified individual based in Dubai and had been paid ₹40,000 for the task.