LUCKNOW, July 21 -- The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Monday announced the arrest of a 29-year-old man from Balrampur for allegedly working for a Pakistan-based ISI-linked handler to carry out anti-India activities. In a separate case, a special ATS court convicted two men for trafficking high-quality Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) and sentenced them to six years' rigorous imprisonment each.

The ATS identified the arrested accused as Shahroz Ahmad, a resident of Jamdhara village under Gaisari police station in Balrampur district. Officials alleged he came into contact with a Pakistani intelligence operative, Jasveer Chaudhary, through Facebook before shifting conversations to WhatsApp, Messenger and Signal.

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