Bengal duo helped ISI set up honey trap
The ISI agents used the WhatsApp numbers and OTPs, shared by Rajak and Gupta, to pose as women and then trap men from defence and other crucial fields.
While the two denied direct links with ISI, they confessed to transmitting information through SIM and OTPs to contacts in Delhi and Mumbai. Investigators found substantial financial transactions in both personal and organisational accounts, now under scrutiny. Both their mobiles provided leads, said police.
"Rajak and Gupta have been involved in these activities for about three years, establishing their base in East Burdwan early this year," said a senior STF officer.
"We are examining their phone records, bank accounts and organisational documents to uncover the full extent of their operations."
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Kolkata: Two men, Mukesh Rajak and Rakesh Kumar Gupta, arrested by the Bengal STF from East Burdwan for reportedly helping Pakistan-backed ISI operatives, played an important role in setting up honey traps.
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The ISI agents used the WhatsApp numbers and OTPs, shared by Rajak and Gupta, to pose as women and then trap men from defence and other crucial fields.
While the two denied direct links with ISI, they confessed to transmitting information through SIM and OTPs to contacts in Delhi and Mumbai. Investigators found substantial financial transactions in both personal and organisational accounts, now under scrutiny. Both their mobiles provided leads, said police. "Rajak and Gupta have been involved in these activities for about three years, establishing their base in East Burdwan early this year," said a senior STF officer.
"We are examining their phone records, bank accounts and organisational documents to uncover the full extent of their operations."
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