The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad arrested an ordnance factory employee for allegedly sharing with a Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agent confidential and sensitive information after being lured by the agent who befriended him on a social media platform.
The accused, identified as Ravindra Kumar, working at the ordnance factory in Hazratpur of Firozabad in Uttar Pradesh, was summoned to the ATS headquarters in Lucknow and was questioned.
In a statement, the ATS said it has been receiving intelligence inputs regarding Pakistani intelligence agents using fake identities to lure and bribe Indian government employees.
ATS said these agents were attempting to obtain classified documents and confidential information regarding the Indian Army and other government organisations.
During the interrogation, the ATS agents examined Kumar's phone and found classified information shared with a Pakistani agent. Following this he was arrested.
Kumar, who has been working at the ordnance factory since 2006 and has been posted as a chargeman since 2009. In 2024, he connected with a woman on social media named 'Neha Sharma' who was in fact a Pakistani agent. Over time, he engaged in chats, audio and video calls with her and lured by financial gain, shared confidential information with her, the ATS statement said.
Although Kumar used to frequently delete his WhatsApp chats, some chats and confidential documents remained on the phone, leading to the arrest.
"So, while interrogating him, we found out that he shared information with the said handler from time to time, which included the daily production report of the ordanance fatcory, and the receipt of stores, other documents of criminal circulation, the stock that is about to arrive, the requisition, all were shared," Additional Director General (ADG) UP ATS Nilabja Choudhary said.
