HP: Youth held after ‘sensitive’ content found in his phone

The SP added that Abhishek has been placed under surveillance for at least a week. “Section 152 of BNS, 2023, pertains to criminal acts that endanger the sovereignty, unity, and integrity of India. If we find evidence of spying, relevant charges will be added in the FIR. The seized cell phone has been sent for forensic examination,” he added.

While officers declined to divulge the exact nature of the sensitive content found on Abhishek’s phone, a source said his phone contains pictures and video clips of “sophisticated weapons, armouries, and other material that would be highly unusual for any ordinary person to possess”.

Investigation will determine whether Abhishek personally recorded this material or if it was shared with him through social media by people across the border, sources said.

Abhishek’s father, Rajender Singh, works as a driver, and his mother is a homemaker. Abhishek is curently unemployed, and takes up catering work at private parties occasionally.