Amritsar, October 23
Busting a cross-border espionage racket, the State Special Operation Cell (SSOC) today arrested an Army man posted in the IT cell at Ferozepur Cantonment.
Honey-trapped by a Pakistan intelligence officer (PIO) posing as a woman, Krunal Kumar Baria allegedly passed on sensitive and classified information about the Army to his cross-border handlers, thereby compromising national security.
In a statement issued on Saturday, the SSOC authorities said Krunal was in touch with various ISI agents through social media. He was being paid by them for passing on sensitive information.
They said the suspect came in touch with a “woman” PIO — Sidra Khan — through a social media platform a year ago. He remained in contact with her through two Pakistan mobile numbers and an Indian number. “The PIO allured him to work for the ISI as a result of which the suspect shared many classified documents with her via encrypted apps. During preliminary inspection of his phone, many classified documents have been found,” the official said.
A case under Sections 3, 4, 5 and 9 of the Official Secrets Act besides 120B, IPC, was registered at the SSOC here. The Army has been informed about the arrest. — TNS
Army man held for spying
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