IAF civilian employee nabbed for leaking secrets to Pakistan for Rs 3.5 lakh

JAIPUR: Rajasthan police’s quality helping has alleged that Sumit Kumar – a civilian worker arrested connected espionage charges from the Air Force Station successful Assam’s Chabua Sunday – received astir Rs 3.25 lakh successful speech for passing connected delicate accusation to Pakistan-based handlers.

He is besides accused of deleting important chats and information from his mobile telephone to conceal grounds of his crimes.Acourt successful Jaipur Monday remanded Kumar to custody until April 2, with investigators saying helium volition beryllium interrogated extensively to found the grade of the espionage web helium was portion of and uncover the quality of classified accusation helium leaked.Pak handlers faked societal media profilesA nonmigratory of Prayagraj successful Uttar Pradesh, Kumar was moving astatine the Chabua Air Force Station successful Assam’s Dibrugarh district, and was antecedently posted successful Meghalaya’s superior Shillong – office of the Indian Air Force’s Eastern Air Command.

He was picked up Sunday pursuing a associated cognition by the Rajasthan constabulary and Air Force intelligence.According to Prafful Kumar, further manager wide (Intelligence), the accused came into interaction with Pakistani quality operatives done societal media platforms and had been passing connected classified worldly to them since 2023. “He was sharing confidential accusation successful speech for money. So far, transactions amounting to astir Rs 3.25 lakh person been traced,” the ADG said.

“We request to find the nonstop quality of the accusation helium shared and place his handlers successful Pakistan,” helium added.The probe into the lawsuit gained momentum connected Jan 30 with the apprehension of Jaisalmer nonmigratory Jhabraram, who led authorities to Kumar. “His sanction emerged arsenic a cardinal nexus successful the network, pursuing which helium was placed nether surveillance,” an authoritative adjacent to the probe said.Authorities fishy Kumar misused his presumption to entree delicate accusation related to Air Force operations, including details of combatant craft deployment, rocket systems and unit astatine Air Force stations successful Chabua and Nal successful Bikaner. Pakistani handlers utilized fake societal media profiles to support covert connection with Kumar, the authoritative added.Located adjacent to the planetary borders with China and Myanmar, Chabua Air Force Station is simply a strategical defence facility.