In a significant development, Itanagar Police have arrested two persons from Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district in connection with a suspected espionage network operating in Arunachal Pradesh. The two are accused of collecting and passing on sensitive information to handlers based in Pakistan.
Inspector General of Police (Law and Order) Chukhu Apa said the suspects were apprehended on December 18 and later brought to Arunachal Pradesh for further questioning. With their arrest, the total number of accused held so far in the case has gone up to five.
Police sources said the two men were allegedly gathering sensitive inputs from several locations across Arunachal Pradesh, a strategically sensitive border state, and transmitting the information to contacts across the border. Officials declined to share details of the locations or nature of the data collected, citing security reasons.
Following the arrests, security agencies have heightened surveillance across the state, especially in border and other vulnerable areas. Investigators are also examining the broader network linked to the suspects, including local contacts, communication methods and possible financial trails.
Officials said more arrests cannot be ruled out as the probe continues. The case has triggered serious security concerns, with state police working closely with central intelligence agencies and other security forces deployed in the region.