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Punjab Police on Monday detained a 15-year-old boy in Pathankot for reportedly sharing information linked to national security with Pakistani terror agencies, including the ISI and Pakistan military officers, SSP Pathankot Daljinder Singh Dhillon said.

 

SSP Dhillon stated that the minor was in contact with Pakistan-based agencies for nearly a year. “The police have arrested Sanjeev Kumar, aged 15, after receiving information that he had been supplying information related to the security of our nation to the frontal organisations of terror agencies, ISI, and Pakistan military officers,” he told mediapersons.

 

Dhillon said the boy was allegedly lured through social media and was emotionally vulnerable. He believed that his father had been murdered, though police investigations found no evidence to support this claim.

 

As per the police, the teenager allegedly shared videos of sensitive locations and remained in touch with gangsters based in Pakistan who were running a terror module. “He fell into the trap of Pakistani agencies through social media, as he was suspicious that his father had been murdered, which affected him mentally. However, the investigation did not reveal any such evidence. He had sent videos of various locations to them and was in touch with various gangsters in Pakistan who run a terror module. He had been in contact with Pakistan's terror organisations for almost a year,” he said. Further probe is underway.

 

Earlier, on December 2, Punjab Police, with support from Central and state agencies, busted an international ISI-backed terror module connected to a grenade attack in Gurdaspur. DIG Border Range Sandeep Goyal said the module was planning multiple attacks aimed at triggering communal tensions.

 

The DIG said the network was headed by terrorist Shahzad Bhatti, along with Zeeshan Akhtar and Amandeep Singh alias Aman Pannu. The group had already carried out a hand grenade attack on a police station in Gurdaspur and was planning another strike, which was foiled after two operatives were arrested and weapons were recovered.