After YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra, Gujarat cops nab health worker spying for Pak from Kutch border village

The Anti-Terrorism Squad in Gujarat has arrested a health worker from a village close to the India-Pakistan border in Kutch, on charges of spying for the neighbouring country. Security forces have launched a nationwide hunt for Pakistani spies in the country in the aftermath of Operation Sindoor.

According to police, Sahdev Gohil was arrested from the Kutch border area for allegedly sharing sensitive information about the armed forces to Pakistan. Gohil worked as a health worker in Dayapar, Kutch and was allegedly in contact with Pakistani spy handlers. 

Police said Gohil was in touch with Aditi Bharadwaj, allegedly a Pakistani spy handler since 2023 and he shared sensitive information regarding Indian military to Bharadwaj. Police suspect it could be fake name. Gohil has reportedly shared details regarding the bases of Indian Air Force and the Border Security Force. Gohil allegedly shared photos of the sensitive military based and was paid Rs 40,000 in cash by an unknown person for the information.

Cops have seized Gohil's devices and they have been sent to forensics for  further examination. Gohil's arrest is the recent in the crackdown against Pakistani spy network in the country. The development comes following the arrest of YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra and 11 others across the country on espionage charges.

Malhotra came under scanner following her close association with Pakistani intelligence operatives. According to cops, Malhotra had visited Kashmir and Pakistan before the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22. As many as 26 persons were killed in the gruesome terror attack. India launched Operation Sindoor to avenge the killings on May 7.