Amid the renewed Indo-Pak tensions after the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22, the Delhi Police on Thursday arrested a man from Rajasthan for allegedly aiding Pakistani Intelligence Operatives (PIOs) by supplying Indian mobile SIM cards for espionage activities.
Delhi Police Arrests Rajasthan Man For Espionage; Says He Met ISI Officials In Pak
The accused, 34-year-old Kasim, had travelled to Pakistan twice in 2024 and 2025 and stayed there for about 90 days, said officials.
The man has been identified as 34-year-old Kasim, a resident of Rajasthan's Gangora village in Deeg district.
Officials told PTI that Kasim had travelled to Pakistan twice - once in August 2024 and again in March 2025, and stayed there for about 90 days. Police suspects that during his visits, he met officials of the Pakistan's spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
"In September 2024, the Special Cell received intelligence inputs that Indian mobile numbers were being misused by PIOs to gather sensitive information related to the Indian Army and government establishments. These mobile SIM cards were allegedly procured in India and sent across the border with the help of Indian nationals," the officer said.
The officials also mentioned that using social media on these Indian SIMs, PIOs contacted Indians to extract classified information pertaining to sensitive installations and departments.
Further investigation is underway to expose the full extent of the espionage network and identify other Indian associates involved in the conspiracy, police said.
Gujarat ATS Arrests Man For Sharing BSF, IAF Info To Pak
On May 24, the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested Sahdev Singh Gohil, a health worker from Kachchh, for allegedly sharing classified information related to the Border Security Force (BSF) and Indian Air Force (IAF) with Pakistan.
Revealing further details of the incident, ATS reportedly said Gohil was called in for a preliminary inquiry on May 1, where it came to light that he was in touch with a Pakistani agent named Aditi Bharadwaj on WhatsApp in June-July 2023.
“While speaking to her, he came to know that she was a Pakistani agent. She asked for photos and videos of the BSF and IAF sites, which were under construction or newly constructed. He started sharing photos and videos through WhatsApp,” Gujarat ATS official said.
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At the beginning of 2025, Gohil allegedly purchased a SIM card using his own Aadhaar details and activated WhatsApp on it for Bharadwaj’s use. The number was then used by the Pakistani agent to share photos and videos describing BSF and IAF infrastructure.
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