SATENDRA SIWAL
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.
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.
MEA's Moscow staffer held for allegedly spying for Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence
Satendra Siwal, an Indian Embassy security guard in Moscow, was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) for allegedly spying for Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). Siwal, also a Ministry of External Affairs staff member, confessed to sharing sensitive information with a woman Pakistani intelligence operative for money. The authorities are investigating the ISI's modus operandi in Moscow, and Siwal's bank accounts will be analyzed to determine financial transactions. The incident is seen as a serious breach, and the Indian embassy in Moscow handles critical diplomatic missions.
MEA working with probe authorities, say sources after UP police arrests Indian embassy worker posted in Moscow
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is working with investigative authorities in the case relating to the Uttar Pradesh police arresting an Indian embassy staffer posted in Moscow for allegedly spying for Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI, official sources said on Sunday. The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Uttar Pradesh Police arrested Satendra Siwal, a resident of Shahmahiuddinpur village in Hapur district of Uttar Pradesh, in Lucknow after questioning.
From Pakistan, with love: Indian embassy staff arrested in Moscow on suspicion of being ISI agent
The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) arrested Satendra Siwal, an employee of the Indian Embassy in Moscow, for allegedly spying for the Pakistani intelligence agency ISI. Siwal is accused of providing Pakistan with confidential information on India's Ministry of Defence, Ministry of External Affairs, and military establishments. The ATS investigation reveals Siwal's involvement in anti-India activities with ISI handlers, posing a threat to India's internal and external security.
