Rewari village shuns family of Indian Navy staffer arrested for alleged spying
The residents of Rewari's Punsika village in Haryana on Sunday (June 29, 2025) decided to socially boycott the family of Indian Navy staffer, Vishal Yadav, arrested by the intelligence wing of the Rajasthan Police four days ago on charges of spying for Pakistan.
Sarpanch Satyalpal Yadav told media persons that a decision had been taken at a meeting to ostracise the family for 'bringing a bad name to the village'. The young men in the village had also been cautioned to not indulge in any such 'illegal and anti-national activities' in the future, he said.
Mr. Vishal Yadav belonged to a well-off family, and was good at both studies and sports, Prem Prakash Yadav, a villager, told a news channel. Mr. Vishal Yadav's family had served the country as his grandfather was an ex-serviceman, and his father an Assistant Sub-Inspector in the Haryana Police, he added. Although the family had shifted to Rewari five years ago, Mr. Vishal Yadav's arrest has caused embarrassment to the entire village, Mr. Prem Prakash Yadav said, adding, 'It still is difficult for us to believe it.'
Sunil, another villager, said Mr. Vishal Yadav had not been in touch with the villagers after his family had shifted out. 'We felt bad to learn about his arrest. We interacted with him when the family stayed in the village. To us, he seemed to be a well-behaved boy,' Mr. Sunil said.
VIDEO | Jaipur: Navy clerk Vishal Yadav accused spying for Pakistan produced before a local court. He was sent to police remand till June 30. #JaipurNews
(Full video available on PTI Videos - https://t.co/n147TvrpG7) pic.twitter.com/TutrJD0JT7 — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) June 26, 2025
The accused is an Upper Division Clerk in the Directorate of Dockyard at Nausena Bhawan. He was allegedly leaking classified information to a female handler of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) posing as an Indian woman. Mr. Vishal Yadav had been under surveillance since 2022, and was arrested on June 25 after data retrieved from his mobile phone was analysed.
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