Guwahati: The Assam Police’s Special Task Force (STF) has detained another person on suspicion of espionage in Guwahati, a day after arresting a former Army personnel from the same locality for allegedly spying for Pakistan.

The detained youth has been identified as Ritesh Kumar Singh, a resident of Begusarai district in Bihar. He was detained from a rented house in Satgaon on Monday.

According to allegations, Ritesh Kumar Singh was in contact with a Pakistani intelligence network known as Pakistan Intelligence Operatives (PIO) and was allegedly involved in activities linked to espionage.

The STF reportedly acted on information received from the Indian Army’s Gajraj Corps, headquartered at Satgaon.

The latest detention came a day after the STF detained Abhishek Kumar Singh, a former Army personnel from East Champaran district in Bihar, from Satgaon on similar allegations.

The back-to-back detentions have raised concerns over the alleged activities of a Pakistani intelligence network in Guwahati. Further details about the investigation and the nature of the alleged information shared have not been made available in the report.