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The accused, Mangat Singh, was produced earlier than a particular court docket in Jaipur on Saturday (October 11, 2025) and remanded in police custody for 3 days, officers mentioned. He was arrested on Friday (October 10).
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Singh, a resident of Govindgarh in Alwar, had been involved with a feminine Pakistani “handler” for the previous two years and was allegedly passing delicate data associated to Indian navy actions via social media, in response to officers.
“He was in contact with the handler. He had saved the handler’s numbers under the names such as ‘Isha Sharma’ and ‘Isha Boss’. He shared several photos and videos linked to Army and BSF movements, particularly from Alwar Cantonment and Ambala Cantonment areas,” a public prosecutor mentioned.
According to the investigation findings, Singh allegedly obtained over ₹10,000 in a number of transactions from Pakistan in alternate for the data. His cell phone contained data of delicate exchanges, together with coded messages hinting at troop actions earlier than Operation Sindoor.
Singh, who labored in a manufacturing unit in Alwar, was recognized domestically as a ‘Siddh Purush’ and sometimes participated in non secular occasions. This allowed him to construct rapport with defence personnel and civilians alike, the officers mentioned.
“He used religious gatherings to gain people’s trust. During this time, he came in contact with several Army and BSF personnel,” the general public prosecutor mentioned, including that companies are actually making ready to query people who might have interacted with the accused.
He was detained by the intelligence unit of the Rajasthan Police and after interrogation by intelligence companies, he was positioned below arrest on Friday below the Official Secrets Act.
Published – October 11, 2025 03:42 pm IST
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