The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Saturday arrested Sahdev Singh Gohil, a multipurpose well being employee from Kachchh district, for allegedly sharing labeled data associated with the Border Security Force (BSF) and Indian Navy with a Pakistani agent by way of WhatsApp.
Gohil was once allegedly sharing delicate pictures and movies of BSF and Indian Navy websites with a lady named Aditi Bharadwaj, known as a Pakistani agent, thru WhatsApp.
ANI quoted Gujarat ATS Superintendent of Police (SP) Ok. Siddharth as pronouncing, “Gujarat ATS arrested Sahdev Singh Gohil, a multipurpose well being employee from Kachchh. We had data that he have been sharing data associated with BSF and Indian Navy with a Pakistani agent.”
According to SP Siddharth, Gohil was once first of all contacted by means of Bharadwaj in 2023 and persisted to proportion essential data till 2025, receiving monetary reimbursement for his movements.
“The accused was once referred to as right here for a initial investigation on May 1. It was once published that throughout June-July 2023, Sahdev Singh Gohil had are available in touch with a girl named Aditi Bharadwaj thru WhatsApp. While talking to her, he got here to grasp that she was once a Pakistani agent. She requested for pictures and movies of the BSF and Indian Navy websites, that have been below development or newly built. He began sharing pictures and movies thru WhatsApp,” Siddharth added.
According to SP Siddharth, Forensic Science Laboratory research showed that the WhatsApp numbers related to Bharadwaj have been operated from Pakistan, highlighting the cross-border nature of the espionage.
“At the beginning of 2025, he bought a SIM card on his Aadhaar Card and activated WhatsApp on that number for Aditi Bharadwaj with the help of OTP. After that, all photos and videos related to BSF and Indian Navy were shared on that number. He was also paid Rs 40,000 in cash by another man. His phone was sent to the FSL. The WhatsApp numbers under Aditi Bharadwaj’s name were being operated from Pakistan,” the Gujarat ATS SP said.
A case has been registered in opposition to Gohil and Bharadwaj below Sections 61 and 148 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
(With ANI enter)