Navy staffer arrested for spying for Pakistan during Operation Sindoor: Report
An employee posted at the Indian Navy's headquarters in Delhi has been arrested on charges of espionage, with investigators alleging that he was leaking sensitive defence information to Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) — including during the recently concluded Operation Sindoor. Navy clerk arrested for leaking sensitive information to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor,(X/@IndiaWarMonitor)
The accused, Vishal Yadav, a clerk at the Navy HQ and a resident of Haryana, was taken into custody by the intelligence wing of the Rajasthan police following months of surveillance, reported NDTV.
"The CID Intelligence unit of Rajasthan was constantly monitoring the espionage activities carried out by Pakistani intelligence agencies(ISI). During surveillance, they zeroed in on Yadav, who was in constant contact with a female handler of a Pakistani intelligence agency through social media,' the NDTV report quoted senior police officer Vishnukant Gupta.
Yadav had reportedly shared confidential information related to naval operations and other defence establishments with a woman who identified herself as Priya Sharma, who was believed to be an ISI operative. Police said she paid him in return for sensitive information.
According to the report, forensic examination of his cellphone revealed years of communication and data transfer, including during Operation Sindoor – a military operation by Indian on terror hubs in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in response to the Pahalgam terror attack. Pakistan 'spy' was paid via crypto trades
Initial findings suggest Yadav was addicted to online gaming and had incurred significant financial losses. 'He was receiving money via cryptocurrency trading accounts and also directly in his bank accounts,' the report quoted Gupta as saying.
Multiple intelligence agencies are interrogating the accused at the Central Interrogation Centre in Jaipur. Officials are probing the extent of the breach and whether others may have been involved in the espionage network.
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