Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Punjab Police Arrests Suspect in Alleged Ludhiana ISI Espionage Bid
Police in Ludhiana arrested a man they suspect of helping Pakistan’s intelligence agency.
The man was identified as Rashpal Singh.
Police said he rented a shop near a hospital.
They alleged that he put cameras outside the shop.
The cameras allegedly sent live video to people in Pakistan.
Police said the video could show security movements.
They also alleged that threats were made using different phone numbers.
Singh has been sent to police custody for six days while investigators examine what information may have been shared.
Ludhiana Police and the Counter-Intelligence wing arrested Rashpal Singh over an alleged espionage attempt.
Police said Singh rented a shop opposite a hospital in New Sunder Nagar on the Ludhiana-Ferozepur National Highway.
He allegedly installed two CCTV cameras and gave Pakistani handlers live access to their feeds.
Police alleged the footage was used to monitor security movements, issue threats and share sensitive information.
A court sent Singh to six days of police remand after authorities recovered CCTV equipment, a router, adapter and memory card.
- Who
- Ludhiana Police, the Counter-Intelligence wing and accused Rashpal Singh are involved.
- What
- Police said they foiled an alleged espionage bid linked to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence and arrested Singh.
- When
- The accused was intercepted on August 27; the report was dated August 29.
- Where
- The alleged activity took place at a rented shop in New Sunder Nagar on the Ludhiana-Ferozepur National Highway in Ludhiana, Punjab.
- Why
- Police alleged that CCTV feeds were used to monitor security movements, issue threats and share confidential national-security and defence-related information.
- Accused
- Rashpal Singh, a resident of Sarafkot in Gurdaspur’s Fatehgarh Churian
- Investigating agencies
- Ludhiana Police and the Counter-Intelligence wing
- Alleged link
- Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence, or ISI
- Evidence recovered
- Two CCTV cameras, a WiFi router, a power adapter and a memory card
- Legal action
- A case was registered under relevant sections of the Official Secrets Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Court order
- Singh was sent to six-day police remand
- Investigation status
- Police said an in-depth interrogation is underway to determine the extent of sensitive data allegedly transmitted