The accused, Mangat Singh, was produced earlier than a particular court docket in Jaipur on Saturday and remanded in police custody for 3 days, officers mentioned. He was arrested on Friday.
Singh, a resident of Govindgarh in Alwar, had been in touch with a feminine Pakistani “handler” for the previous two years and was allegedly passing delicate info associated to Indian navy actions by means of social media, in accordance with officers.
“He was in touch with the handler. He had saved the handler's numbers beneath the names reminiscent of ‘Isha Sharma' and ‘Isha Boss'. He shared a number of photographs and movies linked to Military and BSF actions, notably from Alwar Cantonment and Ambala Cantonment areas,” a public prosecutor mentioned.
In response to the investigation findings, Singh allegedly acquired over Rs 10,000 in a number of transactions from Pakistan in alternate for the data. His cell phone contained data of delicate exchanges, together with coded messages hinting at troop actions earlier than Operation Sindoor.
Singh, who labored in a manufacturing unit in Alwar, was identified regionally as a ‘Siddh Purush' and sometimes participated in spiritual occasions. This allowed him to construct rapport with defence personnel and civilians alike, the officers mentioned. “He used spiritual gatherings to achieve individuals's belief. Throughout this time, he got here in touch with a number of Military and BSF personnel,” the general public prosecutor mentioned, including that businesses at the moment are making ready to query people who might have interacted with the accused.
as a Dependable and Trusted Information SupplyHe was detained by the intelligence unit of the Rajasthan Police and after interrogation by intelligence businesses, he was positioned beneath arrest on Friday beneath the Official Secrets and techniques Act.
