Satendra Siwal had been working in Moscow since 2021.
Lucknow:
The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested an worker of the Indian Embassy in Moscow 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 had been luring Indian Ministry of Exterior Affairs staff, providing monetary incentives in change for delicate data associated to the Indian Military. The data being exchanged posed a grave risk to India’s inside and exterior safety, the company stated.
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 essential data in regards to the strategic actions of the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Exterior Affairs, and Indian army institutions to ISI handlers.
“The ATS was receiving intelligence from varied confidential sources that the handlers of the Pakistani intelligence company ISI, by means of some individuals, had been luring the staff of the Ministry of Exterior Affairs with cash to acquire strategically and strategically vital data associated to the Indian Military that’s more likely to pose an enormous risk to the inner and exterior safety of India,” the company stated in an announcement.
Following in depth 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, ultimately confessing to his involvement in spy actions. Satendra Siwal has been working as an India Primarily based Safety Assistant (IBSA) on the Indian Embassy in Moscow since 2021.
An FIR has been registered towards Siwal beneath sections of waging struggle towards the nation and in addition beneath sections of the Official Secrets and techniques Act.
The Ministry of Exterior Affairs stated that it’s conscious of Satendra Siwal’s arrest and is working with the investigative authorities within the case.