INDIANS HONEYTRAPPED
Pakistan's ISI honey traps get hyperactive on Indian social media
Pakistan's ISI has been luring Indian defence officials through spies posing as attractive women, with cases like Nishant Agrawal's leak of military secrets to Pakistan coming to light. Pankaj Awasthi, an Uttar Pradesh ATS officer, revealed during Agrawal's trial that 'Sejal' from Pakistan recruited Agrawal through social media, leading to the theft of classified information.
Hyderabad engineer arrested in Gujarat for allegedly spying for Pakistan
An aeronautical engineer was arrested in Bharuch, Gujarat, for allegedly spying for a Pakistani intelligence agency. Pravin Mishra, employed with a Hyderabad firm specializing in missile and drone components, is accused of gathering and passing on confidential information about the Indian armed forces and defence-related research to Pakistan. Mishra's arrest is part of a broader investigation into an espionage network involving individuals associated with missile system development and organizations like DRDO and HAL.
Satendra Siwal: How Pakistani honey traps enact the seduction game
The use of social media, especially Facebook, as a hunting ground for ISI honey traps targeting Indian officials has become a common modus operandi. The honey trappers meticulously select targets based on their educational background and vulnerabilities. The honey trappers of the ISI target vulnerable individuals, both men and women, who are single, lonely, or disgruntled.
Satendra Siwal episode brings to fore ISI targeting of junior officials
While Siwal's was the first case of an Indian staffer being targeted by ISI in one of the P5 countries (permanent members of the UNSC), an IFS-B officer in the Indian mission in Islamabad, Madhuri Gupta, was earlier trapped by ISI and later arrested in India. Siwal may have been targeted by ISI even before he was posted to Moscow and may have continued to work for Pakistan from there, said people familiar with the matter.
Rajasthan man 'honeytrapped' into spying for Pakistan's ISI; arrested
Narendra Kumar had divulged critical information regarding the Bikaner border area to Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), police alleged.
DRDO scientist case: ATS makes Pakistani agent co-accused
Kurulkar was the director of one of the labs of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in Pune when he was arrested by the ATS on May 3 on the charges of leaking confidential information to a woman Pakistani intelligence operative.
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DRDO scientist case: ATS makes Pakistani agent co-accused; wants psychoanalysis test on Pradeep Kurulkar
Kurulkar was the director of one of the labs of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in Pune when he was arrested by the ATS on May 3 on the charges of leaking confidential information to a woman Pakistani intelligence operative.
Pakistan intelligence officer in touch with DRDO scientist had also contacted IAF corporal: Maharashtra ATS
The ATS has identified the IAF official based in the Bengaluru unit and his statement was recorded. He will be made a witness in the case, the ATS official said. Prima facie, the Internet Protocol (IP) address used by the PIO to contact the IAF employee was the same which was used to contact Kurulkar.
Indian Army to court martial soldier caught providing China border info to ISI spy in Pakistan embassy
The soldier was caught by the security agencies supplying secret information to the Pakistani spy- Abid Husain alias Naik Abid- a Pakistani national working in the High Commission for the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in the national capital. The soldier was also given Rs 15,000 by the Pakistan embassy official for information that he was sharing with them.
IAF sergeant arrested for leaking sensitive information to Pak-based agent: Police
During investigation, it was found that Sharma was allegedly "honey-trapped" by a Pakistan-based woman with whom he shared sensitive documents related to personnel, national security and defence, police said.
Indian Army develops its own WhatsApp-like messaging service to prevent leaks
“SAI is a simple and secure messaging application, which supports end-to-end secure voice, text and video calling services for Android platforms over the internet. It will be utilised pan-Army to facilitate secure messaging within the service,” said an officer on Thursday.
Snoop fears: Army asks staff to avoid WhatsApp and FB
The Indian armed forces, has asked officers holding “sensitive appointments” to delete their Facebook accounts. There have been several cases over the last couple of years where Pakistani women spies have virtually honey-trapped Indian military personnel, using social media like WhatsApp and Facebook.
Army warns officials against 150 fake social media profiles who target personnel for sensitive information
An official said in recent times there has been a rise in the attacks by Pakistani intelligence operatives through social media. Accordingly, the Army has been taking steps like issuing advisories on dos and don'ts. Identifying these 150 profiles is also one of the steps.
Honey-trapped soldier held in Rajasthan for passing info to Pak agent
It was observed that the soldier, Vichitra Behra was in contact with the female Pakistani agent through Facebook and WhatsApp and was passing on confidential information about the Indian Army to her, a top intelligence officer said. He was posted in Rajasthan's Pokhran and was under surveillance. He, along with another soldier, was detained on Tuesday.
Soldier ‘honey-trapped by Pakistan woman’ arrested
A 26-year-old havildar posted as a clerk with the infantry battalion, was arrested in a joint operation conducted by the intelligence bureau, military intelligence and local police at Mhow.
Honey-trapped on social media, jawan leaks secret Army information to ISI
Sepoy Sombir, who is currently in police custody, is being quizzed by the Rajasthan police to determine what strategic details he divulged to the neighbouring country.
Here's why the spies could be snooping around BrahMos
Agrawal was said to be passing highly classified information including "technological and other details".
IAF honeytrap: 'Damini' could be a fidayeen from PoK outfit
This source-based information adds a twist to the tale: McNaught is no more limited to espionage but related to terrorism.
Home Ministry alerts Defence Ministry about ISI's 'spy ring'
Home Ministry has alerted the Defence Ministry about an alleged spy ring being run by Pakistan's ISI, which is trying to use ex-servicemen in the garb of providing job opportunities.
ISI bid to honeytrap three Indian officials in Islamabad foiled
Fortunately for India, the bid was foiled as authorities here got wind of the plot before any classified document could be passed on to ISI. The recalled officials, as of now, are not suspected of any wrongdoing and are helping in carrying forward the investigations. It’s unlikely though that they will be asked to serve in Pakistan again.
Elite Pakistan club snubs Indian envoy amid rising hostilities
While membership for other Indian diplomats, too, has been delayed in the recent past, this is the first time that the Islamabad Club has stalled the membership of the Indian high commissioner.
IAF officer who leaked info to ISI for sex chats arrested
The Group Captain had been detained by the Indian Air Force for investigation on January 31 after his activities were found suspicious.
India recalls three High Commission officials from Pak after ISI attempts to honeytrap them
The three junior-level officials returned recently to the MEA headquarters in New Delhi after they apprised senior officers in the mission about the attempt.
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Arms deal whistleblower claims Varun Gandhi was honey-trapped, blackmailed
In a September 16 letter sent to the PMO, the whistleblower alleged Gandhi was being blackmailed. He has provided a CD with several pictures.
Former IAF official arrested for 'spying'
The Crime Branch of Delhi Police arrests a dismissed Air Force official, who allegedly shared secret documents with intelligence operatives backed by Pakistan's ISI.
Lieutenant Colonel 'honeytrapped' by Bangladeshi woman working for ISI
A Lieutenant Colonel is facing charges of establishing unauthorised contacts on Facebook with a Bangladeshi woman, suspected to be an ISI agent, who had earlier honeytrapped an Indian officer in Dhaka last year.
Indian Army Colonel honey-trapped by ISI, probe ordered
The Indian Army is conducting a Court of Inquiry against a Colonel who was allegedly honey-trapped by Pakistan intelligence agency ISI in Bangladesh.
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