Pakistan Intel Officers Pose As Journalists, Bribe CRPF Man For Secret Info

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested Assistant Sub-Inspector Moti Ram Jat, a member of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), for allegedly sharing delicate nationwide safety data with Pakistan Intelligence Officers (PIOs) since 2023. Jat, who used to be posted with the 116th battalion of CRPF in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, used to be transferred to Delhi 5 days earlier than the April 22 terror assault that killed 26 civilians.

According to resources, Jat used to be approached by way of a girl posing as a Chandigarh-based information reporter from a number one TV information channel, who asked him to percentage categorized data. After preliminary touch, a person, allegedly a Pakistani intelligence officer, posed as a journalist from the similar channel and endured to extract data from Jat. He used to be paid Rs 3,500 per thirty days and an extra Rs 12,000 for an important data, which he won in his and his spouse’s accounts, a document by way of The Indian Express famous. 

“He was allegedly approached by a woman posing as a Chandigarh-based news reporter from a leading TV news channel, who requested that he share some information. After some messages and phone calls, including over video, Jat allegedly started sharing classified documents with her. After two-three months, a man, a Pakistan intelligence officer, started talking to him, posing as a journalist of the same news channel,” stated a CRPF supply.

Jat allegedly shared details about Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s talk over with to Jammu and Kashmir after the Pahalgam terror assault, the closure of 50 vacationer spots because of safety causes, and the motion and energy of CRPF troops. Notably, he shared this knowledge even after it used to be publicly to be had.

The CRPF introduced an interior inquiry after noticing strange on-line job and later passed Jat over to the NIA. He used to be arrested in Delhi and remanded to NIA custody till June 6. The NIA has showed that Jat used to be actively all in favour of espionage actions and won finances from PIOs thru more than a few conduits. 

“We have arrested Jat. He was actively involved in espionage activity and had been sharing classified information related to national security with PIOs since 2023. We have also found that he was receiving funds from the PIOs through various conduits,” an NIA spokesperson stated.

Following his arrest, Jat used to be brushed aside from provider. The NIA is additional investigating the level of the espionage community and its implications.