Army jawan honey-trapped through social media; sent to police remand

Honey-trapped Army jawan, who was arrested for sharing confidential documents and videos of his regiment’s war exercise with Pakistan agents here, was presented before a local court which sent him to two-day police remand, officials said on Thursday.

The 24-year-old Army jawan was arrested on Monday by the CID-intelligence wing of the Rajasthan police for allegedly leaking sensitive and strategic information to a woman ISI agent of Pakistan.

The woman befriended him through social media while posing as an Indian executive engineer from the military engineering wing and later honey-trapped him, according to reports. The accused had shared various information with the woman. He has been in the Army since 2018.

Considering the seriousness of the crime and the need for a thorough investigation, the court on Wednesday sent Shantimoy Rana, a resident of West Bengal, on two days police remand, said ADGP Intelligence Umesh Mishra. The accused was in contact with Pakistani women handlers for the last two years through WhatsApp and telegrams, he added.

The investigation conducted so far confirmed that the accused was receiving money in lieu of strategically sensitive and confidential information of the Army.

Mishra said that the receipt of money has been confirmed in the bank account records of the accused.

Further investigations are on. (Agency inputs)