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After receiving the information, Gianbir, a resident of Shikhar Massian village, was arrested, Batala SSP Opinderjit Singh Ghuman said.
"We have found several Pakistani numbers on his mobile phone and are trying to retrieve data from the handset," the SSP said, adding the accused was in touch with intelligence agencies of Pakistan through WhatsApp.
A case under relevant sections of the Official Secret Act has been registered against accused, who was working with a mining contractor. Further investigation is underway, the police said.
"We have found several Pakistani numbers on his mobile phone and are trying to retrieve data from the handset," the SSP said, adding the accused was in touch with intelligence agencies of Pakistan through WhatsApp.
A case under relevant sections of the Official Secret Act has been registered against accused, who was working with a mining contractor. Further investigation is underway, the police said.