The Samba Spy Scandal took place in the second half of the 1970s. It led to the arrest of over 160 Army officers and personnel under suspicions of working for Pakistani intelligence. Petitioner No. 1, Ashok Kumar Rana, said he had been arrested on October 27, 1978, and “was forced to make false statements/confession of having crossed the border” with Ranbir Singh Rathaur. The petition said “under months of brutal tortures and threats to life and family”, he was “forced to implicate about 52 Army officers and civilians in espionage activities”. The petition detailed the timeline of incidents including the multiple court cases that followed.