Indian embassy employee arrested for spying for Pakistan's ISI
PTC News Desk: The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested an Indian Embassy employee in Moscow, Russia, for purportedly spying for Pakistan's intelligence agency, the ISI. He was arrested in Meerut. Satendra Siwal, the arrested individual, worked as a Multi Tasking Staff (MTS) in the Ministry of External Affairs.
The operation began after ATS received intelligence from confidential sources indicating that ISI handlers were enticing Indian Ministry of External Affairs employees with financial incentives in exchange for sensitive information about the Indian army. The information obtained posed a significant threat to India's internal and external security.
Satendra Siwal, a resident of Shahmahiuddinpur village in Hapur, has been identified as a key player in this espionage network. He was allegedly obtaining confidential documents by using his position at the Indian Embassy in Moscow. Motivated by financial gain, the accused allegedly passed critical information to ISI handlers about the strategic activities of the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of External Affairs, and Indian military establishments.
“They were attempting to manipulate and lure employees associated with the Indian military by offering money. Through these covert means, crucial, confidential, and restricted information related to India's military, strategic, and tactical matters was being obtained, posing a significant threat to India's internal and external security," an official release read.
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According to the release, officials gathered evidence through electronic and physical surveillance and discovered that Satendra Sival, who is appointed as MTS in the MEA and currently stationed at the Indian Embassy in Moscow, Russia, is engaged in anti-India activities under the influence of ISI handlers.
"The ATS was receiving intelligence from various confidential sources that the handlers of the Pakistani intelligence agency ISI, through some persons, were luring the employees of the Ministry of External Affairs with money to obtain strategically and strategically important information related to the Indian Army that is likely to pose a huge threat to the internal and external security of India."
"He is implicated in the network of ISI handlers, providing crucial confidential information related to the diplomatic and military activities of India, in exchange for monetary incentives," the release said.
Satendra Sival was summoned to the ATS field unit in Meerut per regulations and questioned during which he admitted to his involvement in the offence after extensive questioning.
Satyendra Siwal was arrested under Section 121A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Official Secrets Act of 1923.
Two mobile phones, one Aadhar card, one PAN card, one identification document, and INR 600 in cash were seized during the operation.
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