NIA Arrests CRPF Trooper For Espionage, Sharing Sensitive Information With Pakistan-OxBig News Network

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a CRPF trooper from Delhi for sharing delicate data with Pakistani Intelligence officers, an official stated on Monday. 

Moti Ram Jat was actively concerned in espionage and had been sharing categorized data associated to nationwide safety with Pakistanis since 2023, stated the anti-terror company.

The company has additionally managed to detect the path of cash he used to obtain from Pakistani officers by varied conduits, the NIA stated.

Soon after Moti Ram Jat’s arrest, the NIA produced him earlier than a Special Judge at Patiala House Courts who despatched him to the company’s custody until June 6.

While transferring an software to hunt his custody, the NIA informed the court docket that its investigators wished to query the CRPF trooper concerning the individuals he used to fulfill.

The investigators additionally expressed their intention to take him to different cities to determine his aides allegedly concerned in espionage.

The CRPF trooper’s arrest comes shut on the heels of a crackdown by Indian businesses towards Pakistani spies which led to the latest arrest of Haryana YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra and 11 others from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.

The NIA, the Intelligence Bureau, and Military Intelligence officers have up to now questioned Malhotra.

She ran a YouTube channel and was booked and later arrested on May 16 beneath the provisions of the Official Secrets Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

It was reported that she was in contact with Ehsan-ur-Rahim alias Danish, a staffer on the Pakistani High Commission, since November 2023. India expelled Danish on May 13 for allegedly indulging in espionage.

Investigations have revealed that she visited Pakistan, China, Bangladesh, Indonesia and another international locations. The police had stated Pakistani Intelligence was creating Malhotra as an asset.