CRPF personnel arrested for sharing classified information with Pakistan: NIA
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) said Monday it has arrested a personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) for allegedly sharing sensitive information with Pakistan intelligence officers.
NIA said it arrested the CRPF personnel from Delhi, and is questioning him. The Central agency said he was sharing classified information after receiving funds from them, and he has been dismissed from his services.
He was remanded to the agency's custody till June 6 by the Special Court at Patiala House Courts.
'We have arrested the CRPF personnel, identified as Moti Ram Jat. He was actively involved in espionage activity and had been sharing classified information related to national security with Pakistan Intelligence Officers (PIOs) since 2023. We have also found that he was receiving funds from the PIOs through various conduits,' a NIA spokesperson said.
A CRPF officer said they found Jat had acted in violation of established norms and protocols while they were monitoring his social media activity in coordination with Central agencies.
'He was handed over to the NIA for further investigation. Concurrently, he has been dismissed from service with effect from May 21 under the relevant provisions of the Constitution of India read with the CRPF Rules,' the officer said.
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