2 Including Retired Army Jawan Arrested In Assam Over Pak Intelligence Links. Abhishek Singh, a resident of Bihar’s Purba Champaran district, was arrested from a rented house in Guwahati’s Satgaon during an operation conducted by the Assam STF
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said two persons, including a retired army jawan re-employed on a contractual basis, were arrested for alleged involvement with a Pakistan Intelligence Operative (PIO).
“Today, as per input of central agencies, the Assam Police arrested two persons. One is a retired army jawan but currently working on a contractual basis with the army,” he said at a press conference, when asked about an espionage-related arrest which was shared with the media through a police statement.
“It has been alleged that they were in touch with Pakistan and were giving information about army movement. We will hand them over to the central agencies,” Sarma added.
Earlier on Sunday, Assam Police said through a press statement that a 31-year-old man from Bihar was arrested in Guwahati for his alleged involvement with a PIO.