Rajasthan: Air Force staffer arrested on charges of spying for Pakistan
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A civilian employee at an Indian Air Force station in Assam suspected of spying for Pakistan’s intelligence agency was arrested on Sunday, PTI quoted the Rajasthan Police as saying.
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Sumit Kumar (36), a multi-tasking staff member at the Air Force Station in Chabua, Dibrugarh, Assam was allegedly gathering confidential information related to the station and sharing it with Pakistani handlers through social media, ANI reported.
The accused is suspected of having collected and passed on sensitive details related to Air Force installations, including locations of fighter aircraft, missile systems and personnel-related information, through social media platforms, PTI reported.
Prafulla Kumar, additional director general of police (intelligence) said that the Air Force staffer was arrested in a joint operation by Rajasthan Intelligence and Air Force Intelligence, PTI reported.
The investigation had begun with the arrest of a suspect from Jaisalmer in January, which led to the identification of Sumit Kumar, a resident of Uttar Pradesh, as a spy.
During interrogation, Kumar said that he had been in contact with Pakistani intelligence operatives since 2023 and was allegedly sharing confidential information in exchange for money, the news agency quoted the officials as saying.
A case has been registered under the Official Secrets Act and provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
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