Cryptocurrency Trail From Another Espionage Case: How Navy Staffer Recruited By Pak Spy Was Caught
The Indian Navy clerk posted at the naval headquarters in New Delhi was already under surveillance for two years due to his online gaming habits
It was his addiction to online gaming and a cryptocurrency trail that led to his downfall. The Indian Navy staffer arrested for allegedly working with a Pakistani spy was already under surveillance for two years due to his internet habits.
Vikas Yadav, an Upper Division Clerk (UDC) posted at the naval headquarters in New Delhi was nabbed from Jaipur for allegedly leaking defence-related sensitive information to a Pakistani handler in exchange for money. This allegedly included details on Operation Sindoor – strikes carried out by the Indian armed forces in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in response to the Pahalgam terror attack.
In the latest case, police have said Yadav started spying for Pakistan because he needed money to fund his addiction to online gaming. The Pakistani handler, who was posing as an Indian woman under the fake identity of 'Priya Sharma", even made some payments to him in cryptocurrency for the exchange of information.
'He was lured by money and ended up leaking sensitive information from the Navy headquarters," Inspector General of Police (CID-Security) Vishnu Kant Gupta said. 'After monitoring his social media activity and confirming his links with a Pakistani handler, he was detained in Jaipur for joint interrogation involving multiple national agencies."
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