Lucknow:

The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested an worker of the Indian Embassy in Moscow, Russia, for allegedly spying for Pakistan’s intelligence company, ISI. He was arrested in Meerut. The arrested particular person, recognized as Satendra Siwal, was working as a Multi Tasking Workers (MTS) within the Ministry of Exterior Affairs.

The operation unfolded as ATS acquired intelligence from confidential sources suggesting that ISI handlers have been attractive Indian Ministry of Exterior Affairs workers, providing monetary incentives in trade for delicate info associated to the Indian Military. The data being obtained posed a grave menace to India’s inner and exterior safety.

Satendra Siwal, a resident of Shahmahiuddinpur village in Hapur, was recognized as a key participant on this espionage community. He was allegedly extracting confidential paperwork by exploiting his place inside the Indian Embassy in Moscow. The accused, motivated by greed for cash, allegedly handed crucial info in regards to the strategic actions of the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Exterior Affairs, and Indian navy institutions to ISI handlers.

“The ATS was receiving intelligence from varied confidential sources that the handlers of the Pakistani intelligence company ISI, by some individuals, have been luring the workers of the Ministry of Exterior Affairs with cash to acquire strategically and strategically essential info associated to the Indian Military that’s prone to pose an enormous menace to the inner and exterior safety of India,” the company mentioned in a press release.

Following intensive intelligence gathering and surveillance, Satendra Siwal was summoned to the ATS Subject Unit in Meerut for interrogation. Throughout questioning, he reportedly failed to offer passable solutions, finally confessing to his involvement in spy actions. Satendra Siwal has been working as an India Based mostly Safety Assistant (IBSA) on the Indian Embassy in Moscow since 2021.