Sleuths of the Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) claimed to have unearthed an espionage racket involved in leaking the country’s secrets to Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and earning money in return.
The ATS arrested one member of the gang from Punjab and another from Ghaziabad.
According to an official communiqué, the ATS was getting intelligence inputs that some people were receiving money from dubious sources, and it was being used in terrorist and espionage activities. It was also learnt that after coming in contact with the Pakistani intelligence agency (ISI), espionage was being done for the greed of money. The communiqué said that confidential and sensitive information was also being sent to ISI conduits.
The inputs were developed by the ATS and after confirmation in this regard, an FIR was lodged in the ATS police station in Lucknow, under Section-121A of the Indian Penal Code naming Riyazuddin, Izharul and another unknown agent of Pakistani intelligence agency.
The release said that evidence was collected after analysing the said inputs. During the collection of evidence, when Riyazuddin’s bank accounts were analysed, it was found that about Rs 70 lakh came into one of his accounts from unknown sources between March 2022 and April 2022. It also came to light that an auto driver, Amrit Gill, who sent information to ISI, was given financial support through bank transfer. Amrit Gill shared sensitive information about Indian Army tanks etc. with the Pakistani intelligence agency.
It was also learnt that Riazuddin had met Izharul, engaged in welding work. The meeting was held in Rajasthan, and since then both were in touch with each other and were working for the Pakistani intelligence agency. It transpired that money was being sent to the bank accounts operated by these two men and then transferred by them to other bank accounts. The account holders are being investigated so that other people associated with Pakistani intelligence agencies can also be identified and necessary legal action can be taken against them.
After investigations collecting evidence against Amrit Gill alias Amrit Pal Singh alias Amrit alias Minister, son of Paramjeet Singh, native of village Dullewal under Phool police station of Bathinda district in Punjab, the ATS arrested him on November 23, 2023 from Talwandi Sabo, Bathinda, Punjab. He was brought to Lucknow on transit remand.
Riazuddin, a resident of 126, Ansariman, Faridnagar under Bhojpur police station of Ghaziabad, was also summoned for detailed interrogation and strong evidence surfaced against him. The ATS arrested him also on Sunday morning.
Interrogation and preliminary evidence revealed that Amrit Gill was in contact with Pakistani ISI agents and used to send sensitive and restricted information related to the Indian Army to them.
