NIA Apprehends CRPF Trooper on Espionage Accusations

Srinagar: National Investigation Agency (NIA) has apprehended a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper from Delhi on accusations of espionage and leaking sensitive information to Pakistan.

Identified as Moti Ram, the CRPF personnel, as per an NIA statement, has been arrested for sharing sharing sensitive information with Pak Intelligence officers.

The accused, the statement days, has been actively involved in espionage activity and had been sharing classified information related to national security with Pakistan Intelligence Officers (PIOs) since 2023. “It has been found that the was receiving funds from the PIOs through various conduits.”

The NIA is continuing to interrogate the accused, who was remanded to the agency’s custody till 6th June by the Special Court at Patiala House Courts.