In a major operation in the national capital, Rajasthan Police’s Intelligence Department has arrested an Upper Division Clerk (UDC) in the Naval Headquarters on charges of spying for spying for Pakistan’s intelligence agency. Vishal Yadav, a resident of Punsika, Rewari in Haryana, was arrested on Wednesday under the Official Secrets Act of 1923.
The arrest has triggered alarm bells across security agencies. Inspector General Vishnukant Gupta stated that CID Intelligence Rajasthan had been closely monitoring the espionage activities of Pakistani spy agencies.
During this surveillance, it was discovered that Vishal Yadav, working in the Directorate of Dockyard at the Naval Headquarters in Delhi was in constant contact with a female handler from Pakistan’s intelligence agency through social media.
The woman, who was using the alias “Priya Sharma,” was luring Vishal with money to extract and share strategically important confidential information from the Naval Headquarters.
Gupta said preliminary interrogation suggested Vishal Yadav was addicted to online gaming and, driven by financial needs, began compromising national security. He was providing sensitive information to the Pakistani handler and receiving payments either in his crypto currency trading account (in USDT) or directly in his bank accounts.