Pathankot man arrested for sending CCTV feed of forces' movement to Pakistan-based handlers: police

A resident of Punjab's Pathankot was arrested on charges of spying for Pakistan-based handlers, police said on Thursday (May 21, 2026).

Preliminary investigation revealed that Baljit Singh, a resident of Chakk Dhariwal village, had installed a CCTV camera at a shop located near a bridge on the National Highway-44 to allegedly keep an eye on the movement of the army and paramilitary forces, police said, adding that he was transmitting the live feed to Pakistan-based handlers.

During questioning, the accused confessed that he had installed an internet-based CCTV camera at a shop on the NH-44 Pathankot-Jammu Highway in January.

He was also getting directions from an unknown person in Dubai. He was given ₹40,000, police claimed.

Police recovered the CCTV camera from his possession, they said.

Notably, last month, police had busted two Pakistan's ISI-backed espionage modules using high-tech, China-made solar-powered CCTV cameras to transmit live feeds of sensitive military locations to Pakistan-based handlers.