Uttar Pradesh: Suspected ISI Agent Arrested for Supplying Vital Info About Indian Military Establishments

Lucknow, July 16: A suspected ISI agent was arrested here on Sunday for allegedly supplying vital information about Indian military establishments to his handlers in Pakistan, an official statement said.

"Raees, a resident of Gonda, was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS). He was summoned to the ATS headquarters here and during interrogation, he confessed to his involvement in spying," Prashant Kumar, Special DG (Law and Order), said in a statement. MEA Employee Honey-Trapped by Pakistan! Foreign Ministry Staffer Naveen Pal Allegedly Shares Confidential Information to ISI Agent 'Anjali' Via WhatsApp, Arrested by Ghaziabad Police.

According to police, Raees came in contact with one Armaan in Mumbai who persuaded him to spy against India. He was also promised money and a job in Dubai by a Pakistani citizen.

In 2022, Raees received a WhatsApp call from a foreign number and was asked to contact Hussain. He was then asked to send pictures of key military set-ups of India, police said, adding that one Salman and another unidentified man were also involved in the crime. Khalistan Movement is ISI Conspiracy, Says Former Pro-Khalistani Leader Jaswant Singh Thekedar (Watch Video).

A police official said Raees got Rs 15,000 and he was in touch with the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) via a Bangladesh-registered mobile number. An FIR has been registered against Raees at the Lucknow ATS police station under IPC sections 121 A (waging or attempting to wage war) and 123 (concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war), and under the Officials Secrets Act, 1923, he said. Police added that efforts are on to arrest Armaan and Salman.

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