Pakistani Agent Poses as 'Arushi Sharma,' Indian Man Falls into Spy Trap Sending Classified Info

 

An Indian man has been apprehended by Kolkata's Special Task Force (STF) for falling into a honeytrap orchestrated by Pakistani intelligence operatives. The suspect had been transmitting sensitive Indian military information to Pakistan under the guise of a fabricated identity on Facebook.

 

The suspect, identified as Bhaktabanshi Jha, originally from Bihar, was captured based on inputs shared by military intelligence. He had become entangled in a honeytrap, with a Pakistani intelligence operative assuming the false identity of 'Arushi Sharma' on Facebook.

 

Pretending to be a young woman, this operative initiated a friendship with Jha, eventually coaxing him into sharing images of Indian military installations.

 

Operating under the pseudonym 'Arushi Sharma,' the Pakistani agent used an Indian mobile number to communicate via WhatsApp. Their conversations soon escalated to explicit audio and video exchanges. These illicit discussions continued until just hours before Jha's arrest.

 

Intriguingly, 'Arushi' claimed to be the sister of a defense journalist working for a news organization. She enticed Jha into installing an application called "Net Camera," ostensibly tagging location details to clicked images.

 

While employed as a courier delivery person in Delhi last October, Bhaktabanshi Jha initially came into contact with a Pakistani intelligence operative (PIO) through Facebook. He also communicated with another male officer from the Pakistani intelligence agency, posing as 'Arushi's father.'

 

Investigations revealed that 'Arushi' and her purported father had arranged for Jha to procure an active SIM card to operate WhatsApp using an Indian number, even before he joined the courier company in Kolkata.

 

On Friday, Jha was detained by Kolkata STF, who brought him in for questioning based on classified information obtained from his mobile phone, including photos, videos, online chats, and more, which he had shared with the Pakistani intelligence operative (PIO).

 

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