Uttar Pradesh’s Anti-Terrorism Squad has arrested a man working in an ordnance factory in Firozabad on suspicion of spying for Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence, or ISI.<\/p>\n
The man – Ravindra Kumar – shared confidential data, including information the Gangayaan space project and the trial of a military logistics-delivery drone, UP ATS chief Nilabja Choudhary said Friday.<\/p>\n
An associate of Ravindra Kumar has also been arrested.<\/p>\n
Mr Choudhary said UP ATS and other law enforcement agencies had been alerted to Ravindra Kumar possibly leaking data to a female handler – code name Neha Sharma – working for the ISI.<\/p>\n
“So, our Agra unit did a preliminary interrogation of Ravindra Kumar and then he was called to ATS headquarters for more detailed questioning, where it was revealed that he shared very sensitive information through a handler called ‘Neha’,” the senior cop told reporters.<\/p>\n
The handler’s contact, Mr Choudhary said, had been saved in Ravindra Kumar’s phone under the name ‘Chandan Store Keeper 2’. Sharma had initiated contact with Kumar via Facebook.<\/p>\n
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