Delhi Police ISI-BKI Spy Network: Delhi Police Special Cell said on Friday that it has broken up a big network linked to terror work, arms smuggling and spying. Police claimed this group was being run with help from Pakistan-based handlers connected to Babbar Khalsa International, also called BKI, and Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence, or ISI. In this action, teams carried out raids in Delhi and Punjab and arrested 11 men. Police also said they found weapons, spy gear and other materials during the operation.
According to Additional Commissioner of Police Pramod Singh Kushwah, the accused were talking directly with handlers in Pakistan by using encrypted messaging apps. Police said the men were asked to do spying work, watch sensitive places, and help with activities that could hurt national security. Investigators also said the group was part of a wider cross-border plan involving local men, criminal links and foreign handlers.
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Cameras near Military sites and
In the first part of the operation, Special Cell teams from the Northern Range arrested six accused. Three were picked up from Punjab and three from Delhi. Police named them as Manpreet Singh, Anmol and Sahil from Punjab, and Atul, Rohit and Ajay from Delhi.
Officers said they recovered nine solar-powered CCTV cameras that had been put up near sensitive defence and security locations. Police said these cameras were sending live video to handlers in Pakistan through mobile apps. They also said they seized three PX5 pistols, one country-made gun and 24 live cartridges.
Weapons seized
Newer police details reported on Friday said the camera network was spread across highly sensitive places in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir. Police said the locations included Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Pathankot, Patiala and Moga in Punjab, Ambala in Haryana, Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir, and Bikaner and Alwar in Rajasthan.
Officers said these places were picked because there is regular movement of Army and paramilitary forces there. They also said some SIM cards used for the camera system were taken on fake identities so the live feed could be sent in real time.
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Second team doing Reconnaissance work
The second part of the crackdown was carried out by the South-Western Range after inputs from military intelligence, police said. In that operation, five more men from Punjab were arrested. Police identified them as Gurjeet Singh, Rimpledeep Singh, Salwinder Singh, Harpreet Singh and Boota Singh.
Officers claimed these men were involved in reconnaissance work. That means they were allegedly taking pictures and videos of Army cantonments, border security sites and other important defence locations and then sharing them with handlers in Pakistan.
Police said the network was working in different parts. One side was doing spying work by secretly watching military and paramilitary sites. Another side was helping move foreign-made weapons inside India on the orders of handlers in Pakistan.
A third part, police said, was linked to terror planning and possible attacks meant to disturb security in the region. Officers also said the group had been trying to recruit and radicalise local men for such work.
Money trail and digital proof
Kushwah said the group was getting money from arms smuggling and other illegal work. “Funds were transferred via UPI accounts and used to support espionage operations, recruit members, and install surveillance equipment near high-security zones,” he said. Police also said digital proof has been found from the accused, including photos, videos and location data. Investigators believe this has made the case stronger.
Some reports on Friday said police believe a grenade attack on security establishments may also have been prevented. The case has been filed under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
