NIA arrests CRPF personnel for spying for Pakistan

The National Investigation Agency-NIA has arrested a Central Reserve Police Force-CRPF personnel Moti Ram Jat for sharing sensitive information with Pakistan Intelligence officers-PIOs. According to NIA, the accused was actively involved in espionage activity and had been sharing classified information related to national security with PIOs since 2023. The agency has additionally discovered that he was receiving funds from the PIOs through various channels. The agency has arrested the accused from the national capital and is interrogating the suspect. The accused has been remanded to the agency’s custody till 6th June by the Special Court at Patiala House Courts.
Earlier on Saturday, the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) stated that it had arrested Sahdev Singh Gohil, a multipurpose health worker from Gujarat's Kachchh district, for allegedly sharing classified information related to the Border Security Force (BSF) and Indian Navy with a Pakistani agent. The arrest, confirmed by Gujarat ATS SP K Siddharth, follows an investigation that revealed Gohil's communication with a woman named Aditi Bharadwaj, identified as a Pakistani operative, through WhatsApp, where he shared sensitive photos and videos of BSF and Indian Navy sites.
Following the April 22 Pahalgam attacks, security agencies have intensified their anti-espionage operations, leading to the arrest of at least 12 individuals from Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh over the past two weeks. Investigations suggest the existence of a Pakistan-linked spy network operating across northern India.Among those arrested are two women -- Jyoti Malhotra, a Haryana resident with 3.77 lakh subscribers on YouTube and 1.33 lakh followers on Instagram, and 31-year-old Guzala from Punjab. Both were allegedly in contact with Pakistani officer Ehsan-ur-Rahim, also known as Danish, who is posted at the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi.