Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Punjab Police Arrest Woman in Alleged Pakistan Espionage Case
Punjab Police arrested Gurnoor Sidhu, a woman from Faridkot.
Police suspect she helped send secret military information to Pakistan’s intelligence agency.
Two Army personnel have also been booked in the case.
Police allege the personnel gathered sensitive information while serving along the India-China border.
They say Sidhu helped send information using phones, tablets and the internet.
She was arrested near an unfinished bridge on the Hussainiwala border road and is being questioned.
A case was registered under the Official Secrets Act in Fazilka.
Investigators are checking whether information about the Faridkot military cantonment was sent to Pakistan.
These are allegations, and the investigation is ongoing.
Punjab Police’s Counter Intelligence wing arrested Gurnoor Sidhu, a Faridkot resident, on suspicion of transmitting classified information to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence.
Two Army personnel, allegedly deployed along the India-China border, were booked for allegedly collecting sensitive information.
Police allege Sidhu facilitated transmission using mobile phones, tablets and the internet.
Police said they received information on Thursday about an alleged conspiracy to share classified information on military zones and cantonments.
The case was registered under relevant sections of the Official Secrets Act in Fazilka; investigators are examining whether information about the Faridkot military cantonment was shared.
- Who
- Gurnoor Sidhu was arrested, and two Army personnel were booked.
- What
- Police allege the three were involved in collecting and transmitting classified military information to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence.
- When
- The report was dated October 11; police said they received information on Thursday.
- Where
- Sidhu was arrested near an under-construction bridge on the Hussainiwala border road; the case was registered in Fazilka, Punjab.
- Why
- Police allege the accused conspired to share classified information about military zones and cantonments with Pakistan agencies.
- Arrested suspect
- Gurnoor Sidhu, a resident of Faridkot
- Other accused
- Two Army personnel were booked over their alleged role
- Alleged recipient
- Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)
- Alleged transmission methods
- Mobile phones, tablets and the internet
- Arrest location
- Near an under-construction bridge on the Hussainiwala border road
- Case registration
- State Special Operation Cell police station in Fazilka
- Law cited
- Relevant sections of the Official Secrets Act
- Ongoing inquiry
- Investigators are checking whether information about the Faridkot military cantonment was transmitted and assessing the alleged network.
