Overview
- He was detained on Monday near Pipaka and formally arrested Tuesday night after an FIR was lodged at Tauru Sadar police station under BNS Section 113 and UAPA Section 17, according to police.
- Digital forensics of his devices reportedly showed WhatsApp and other messenger contacts with suspected Pakistani operatives and months of information exchanges, investigators said.
- Police allege he routed crores of rupees into India through hawala channels, with large transactions flagged in a Punjab National Bank account at the Tawadu branch and travel to Punjab under scrutiny.
- Authorities have begun freezing accounts, carried out raids, and launched technical investigations with support from a central agency; an associate lawyer was detained for questioning.
- This is the third espionage-related arrest in Mewat this year after May cases involving Mohammad Tarif and Arman, even as the accused’s family rejects the allegations as baseless.