A Punjab man accused of spying for Pakistan by transmitting live footage of Army and paramilitary movement near the sensitive Pathankot-Jammu highway has been arrested, police said on Thursday.The accused, identified as Baljit Singh, is a resident of Chakk Dhariwal village in Punjab’s Pathankot district.According to investigators, Baljit allegedly installed an internet-based CCTV camera at a shop near a bridge on National Highway-44 — the strategic Pathankot-Jammu route frequently used by Army and paramilitary convoys — and streamed the live feed to Pakistan-based handlers.CCTV installed near strategic highwayPolice said preliminary investigations revealed that the camera was installed in January this year to monitor the movement of security forces.During questioning, Baljit allegedly confessed that he had been acting under instructions received through an unknown individual based in Dubai. In return, he was reportedly paid Rs 40,000 for the operation.Officials recovered the CCTV camera and related equipment from his possession.Investigators suspect the live surveillance feed was being used to track sensitive troop and convoy movement along the crucial highway corridor connecting Punjab with Jammu & Kashmir.Link to earlier ISI spy modulesThe arrest comes barely weeks after Punjab Police claimed to have busted two Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence-backed espionage modules that allegedly used China-made solar-powered CCTV cameras to transmit real-time visuals of military installations and movement to handlers across the border.Security agencies have increased surveillance across border districts amid concerns over the use of commercially available internet-enabled devices for espionage activities.Police said further investigation is underway to identify the accused’s foreign contacts and possible wider links to cross-border spying networks.Pathankot Police achieves a major breakthrough by busting a module linked to national security concerns. One accused has been arrested for installing a CCTV camera whose live feed was being shared with anti-national elements. pic.twitter.com/J4aW108qQs— Pathankot Police (@PathankotPolice) May 21, 2026With PTI inputs