In a major counter-espionage operation, the Gurdaspur Police in Punjab apprehended two people for allegedly leaking sensitive military information related to Operation Sindoor, officials said on Monday.

The Punjab Police said that they received credible inputs on May 15 about the accused, Sukhpreet Singh and Karanbir Singh, sharing classified details, including troop movements and key strategic locations in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, and Jammu and Kashmir with Pakistan's intelligence agency, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).

Acting swiftly, the police arrested both the suspects. A forensic examination of their mobile phones confirmed the intelligence inputs, reported ANI.

Authorities also recovered three mobile phones and eight live cartridges (.30 bore) from their possession.

Preliminary investigations reveal that the accused were in direct contact with ISI handlers and had transmitted critical information concerning the Indian Armed Forces.

A first information report (FIR) has been registered under the Official Secrets Act at Dorangala Police Station in Punjab and the authorities are probing the case further, with more disclosures expected as the investigation deepens.