Army man held for leaking info to Pakistan

Tribune News Service

Ambala, October 14

The Ambala police have arrested an Army person for allegedly passing on secret information to Pakistan secret agents after allegedly getting honey-trapped.

The accused, hawaldar Rohit Kumar, is a resident of Korwa Khurd of Ambala. He belongs to the 68 Engineering Regiment Bhopal. He had reached Ambala on leave a couple of days ago.

Sources said Rohit had joined the Army in 2012 and was in touch with the Pakistan agents since 2018. The police had inputs that Rohit had been in touch with the Pakistani secret agents and had been sharing information of the Army with them. Acting on the information, Rohit was arrested late last night and during preliminary interrogation, he confessed to sharing information with Pakistan agents.

A case was registered against him on the complaint of SHO Shahzadpur Rajesh Kumar, at the Shazadpur police station. As per the complaint, he had shared secret locations of the Army with the Pakistan agents and, in return, had received money.

His interrogation is under way and the matter has been handed over to the CIA-Naraingarh.

According to the information, the girl he was in touch with was using a UK-based number.

SSP Ambala Hamid Akhtar said, “Following the information received, a raid was conducted and Rohit Kumar was held. We have recovered two phones from him and will try to get the data recovered. He was in touch with two Pakistani individuals, including a girl. He had been sharing information regarding the Army movement and photographs. We will retrieve all information about the documents and pictures he has shared.”

He was produced before a court, which sent him to seven-day police remand. A case has been registered under Sections of 3,4, and 5 of the Official Secrets Act at the Shahzadpur police station.