CHANDIGARH: A 15-year-old boy was detained from Pathankot in Punjab by the police for “spying” and allegedly sharing confidential data via social media, prompting a state-wide alert for similar espionage activities involving children.
Officials said on Tuesday that the boy, a resident of Jammu's Samba district, was allegedly sending critical and sensitive information related to India to ISI handlers based in Pakistan for the past one year.
He is also accused of sharing photos and information on sensitive military locations. The police said chats and call records were recovered from his mobile.
Police said he believed that his father had been murdered, which made him emotionally vulnerable.