- Police uncovered a suspected espionage network transmitting sensitive military data.
- CCTV cameras were used to track army movements across key railway stations.
- So far, 17 arrests have been made, with links to Pakistan’s ISI under investigatio
In a major breakthrough, the police have busted a suspected spying network that transmitted live video feeds of vital military areas to the intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) of Pakistan, leading to the arrest of six individuals on March 14 in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
The accused had installed CCTV cameras at various places to track the whereabouts of military forces and army routes. So far, 17 people have been arrested, officials said, as per Times Now.
The prime suspect, Naushad Ali alias Lalu, along with accomplice Meera and a minor, has been apprehended, and mobile phones have been recovered from their possession as evidence.
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As per the primary investigation, the gang had installed CCTV cameras at Delhi Cantonment Railway Station and Sonipat Railway Station and was planning further expansion by installing 50 cameras across Delhi to Kashmir. They were retrieving information on military bases and their movements.
Images and location data of sensitive locations have been recovered from their devices, following which a SIT was formed for further probe, and a case was registered under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Official Secrets Act.
Naushad was responsible for recruiting young members on the basis of their technical skills in mobile phones, computers, and CCTV. Individuals suffering from financial crunches were the main targets and were easily lured by money.
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Women were allegedly recruited for arms smuggling by Meera to avoid suspicion, using encrypted apps and social media for undetected operations.
On March 14, the case was initiated when police received intelligence inputs from the Bhovapur area about the exchange of recorded footage of railway stations and security for money.
According to the police report cited by Times Now, they captured photos and videos and transmitted them to foreign numbers using a mobile application, even including GPS coordinates of critical sites.
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