Jodhpur (Rajasthan): The Rajasthan Anti-terrorism Squad and the Jaipur unit of the Intelligence Agency on Tuesday detained a youth for allegedly passing vital information to Pakistani spy.
The man arrested from a locality in Jodhpur where the Indian army tests tactical weaponry and ammunition. The accused was allegedly sharing the details of the Indian Army with the Pakistan Intelligence agency.
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Sources in the police said it was a case of a honeytrap. "The young man got caught in the honey trap laid by Pakistan's ISI. The ISI agent first befriended him through Facebook and after that, a conversation started on WhatsApp."
"The agent took down the picture of the accused and started blackmailing him to collect vital information of different government organizations including the Army," said sources.
The young man is said to be a part of a very influential political family.
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However, he was on the radar of the ATS for several days, and later on Monday, he was nabbed by the Rajasthan ATS on the basis of the call records. Meanwhile, the joint interrogation of agencies is going on in Jaisalmer. Security agencies are trying to find out the information that the man passed to Pakistan agent.
