Overview

• Authorities began monitoring Abhishek Bhardwaj after a tip-off that he was transmitting intelligence to Pakistan
• A special team led by SDPO Dadaseeba apprehended him at his Sukahar residence following several days of surveillance
• He has been charged under Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for acts deemed to threaten India’s sovereignty
• Bhardwaj remains in custody at the Dehra police station and has undergone formal interrogation
• Operation Sindoor, launched on May 7 after the Pahalgam terror attack, has led to at least seven other arrests in Punjab and Haryana for alleged espionage