Honeytrapped By Agent, Received Money From Abroad: How Thane Engineer Spied For Pakistan

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Ravindra Verma, engineer arrested from Thane, spied by knowingly sharing classified information—including sketches, diagrams, and audio notes, investigations have revealed.
Thane engineer, who was arrested for allegedly spying and sharing sensitive information about warships and submarines to Pakistan, was lured into passing classified information after being honey-trapped by a Pakistani agent posing as a woman on Facebook.
As the investigations into the case progressed, it was known that 27-year-old Ravindra Verma shared sensitive information knowingly and intentionally multiple times.
In exchange for the information, he received money from various bank accounts from India and abroad, according to the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS).
The ATS also said Verma shared sensitive information about warships and submarines to the Pakistani intelligence operative through sketches, diagrams and audio notes.
As Verma worked with a defence technology firm, he had access to the Naval Dockyard in south Mumbai.
He would also go on board naval ships and submarines.
The ATS suspects that he also shared the names of submarines and warships to the Pakistani agent.
On June 5, a court in Thane remanded Verma to 14-day judicial custody.
Verma's arrest comes in line with the arrest of several others, including popular YouTubers, who have been accused of spying for Pakistan.
Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated after the Pahalgam terror attack, with India carrying out precision strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in the early hours of May 7.
Pakistan attempted to attack Indian military bases on May 8, 9, and 10. The Indian side strongly responded to the Pakistani attempts by inflicting heavy damage to a number of key Pakistani military installations, including air bases, air defence systems, command and control centres and radar sites.
On May 10, the militaries of the two countries agreed on an understanding to end the hostilities.

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