A man from Rajasthan for arrested for spying for Pakistan and sharing sensitive information during ‘Operation Sindoor’. This follows a similar arrest in Gujarat.
New Delhi: In a significant development amid heightened security concerns following Operation Sindoor, a man identified as Qasim was arrested in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district for allegedly spying for Pakistan and sharing sensitive information during the military operation.
According to officials, Qasim had previously traveled to Pakistan and remained in contact with individuals across the border. Investigators also discovered that he had married a Pakistani woman, and maintained communication with her throughout the period of Operation Sindoor, India’s retaliatory precision strikes on terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK).
The arrest was made by the Intelligence Bureau (IB) in Rajasthan and marks another case in a series of recent espionage-related detentions across India.
Just days earlier, Gujarat’s Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) apprehended a 28-year-old contractual health worker, Sahdevsinh Gohil, from the border district of Kutch. Gohil was allegedly lured by a Pakistani agent posing as “Aditi Bharadwaj” and was caught passing on classified details about the Border Security Force (BSF) and Indian Navy facilities, including those under construction.
In another case on May 17, Jyoti Malhotra, a social media influencer from Haryana, was arrested for her alleged ties with a Pakistani intelligence operative. Authorities believe she had been groomed to act as an “asset” for Pakistan and had communicated with her handler during the four-day conflict earlier this month.
These arrests come amid increased tensions between India and Pakistan following the deadly April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, in which 26 Indian tourists were killed. The attack, widely attributed to Pakistan-based terror groups, prompted a strong military response from India.
Operation Sindoor, carried out on the night of May 7–8, saw precision airstrikes on nine terror bases in Pakistan and PoK. The operation reportedly eliminated over 100 terrorists, including close aides of Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar.
While cross-border travel between India and Pakistan has always been tightly regulated due to diplomatic tensions and security concerns, this latest string of espionage cases underscores the growing challenges faced by Indian intelligence and security agencies in countering foreign influence and internal vulnerabilities.
Authorities have not ruled out the possibility of more arrests in connection with these espionage networks. Investigations are ongoing.
