Case of cobbler caught as espionage in Bathinda Cantt.
The police have arrested Mochi Sunil Kumar, who is working privately at Bathinda Cantt in Punjab after the Pahalgam terror attack. He has been arrested for leaking military information to Pakistani intelligence agency. BNS late Monday night in police station Cantt
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The police have registered a case on the complaint of Army Captain Prashant on the accused. Investigation of his mobile phone revealed that he was in touch with a Pakistani intelligence operator. The accused contacted the Pakistani agent between May 9 and June 13, 2023.
Investigation revealed that Sunil shared information about important military establishments. Instead, he demanded money. The police have seized the accused’s mobile phone and sent it for forensic investigation.
Used two bank accounts
According to police sources, the accused used UCO Bank and Canara Bank. Police and army officers are investigating the transactions in these accounts. A special board of officers level officers has been made to investigate the case. Police is waiting for the investigation report of forensic lab. At the same time, information related to this is being collected.
First know what Bathinda police said on the arrest of cobbler ..
1. Suspicious things like Honeytrap found, case registered
Bathinda’s SP (City) Narinder Singh said- There are reports on social media that Bathinda police have caught a detective. I want to clear that we received a primary information from the police station Cantt, which reported that suspicious things like Honeytrap have been found from the mobile of Sunil Kumar, who has been working as a cobbler in Cantt for 7-8 years. Police has registered a case in this regard. It is being verified.
2. The spy has not been revealed yet
According to the fact on this stage, the detective thing has not been revealed at the moment. We are clarifying how it came in contact with the girl. What information did it have with him. He is conducting forensic checking of his mobile. Will take further action only when the fact comes.
3. Talked as a girl, started talking about it
On the question of cobbler’s link to Pakistan, SP said- There are many calls of cyber fraud on mobile. He has talked to cobbler by telling the girl’s name. It may not be a girl. The cobbler was emotionally attached to him. After this, he started talking to him.
4. Which information is shared, investigating
The SP further said- The subject of investigation is what information it has shared. Right now it will be a bigger thing to call it a detective. We have not even given him a clean chit. It has been working as cobbler since 2017. For 12-13 years, 25 yards were living in Dhobiana Basti. His brother and maternal uncle also used to work as a cobbler in Bathinda Cantt. Currently, a case has been registered against Sunil under Section 52 of BNS.