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Indian Embassy Employee Apprehended for Espionage, Allegedly Supplying Military Information to Pakistan

The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has apprehended an individual employed at the Indian Embassy in Moscow on charges of espionage for Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI. The arrest took place in Meerut, with the accused identified as Satendra Siwal, who held the position of Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) in the Ministry of External Affairs.

The operation unfolded based on intelligence received by the ATS from confidential sources indicating that ISI handlers were enticing Ministry of External Affairs employees. The lure involved financial incentives in exchange for sensitive information related to the Indian Army, posing a significant threat to India’s internal and external security.

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Satendra Siwal, residing in Shahmahiuddinpur village in Hapur, was identified as a key player in the espionage network. Exploiting his position within the Indian Embassy in Moscow, he allegedly extracted confidential documents. Motivated by financial gain, Siwal purportedly passed critical information concerning the strategic activities of the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of External Affairs, and Indian military establishments to ISI handlers.

The ATS statement noted, “The agency received intelligence from various confidential sources that the handlers of the Pakistani intelligence agency ISI, through some persons, were luring the employees of the Ministry of External Affairs with money to obtain strategically and strategically important information related to the Indian Army that is likely to pose a huge threat to the internal and external security of India.”

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Following extensive intelligence gathering and surveillance, Satendra Siwal was summoned to the ATS Field Unit in Meerut for interrogation. During questioning, he reportedly failed to provide satisfactory answers, eventually confessing to his involvement in espionage activities. Siwal had been serving as an India Based Security Assistant (IBSA) at the Indian Embassy in Moscow since 2021.

Naiteek Bhatt

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