Thimphu:
The Indian government is trying to unravel why and how an Indian diplomat posted to Islamabad began selling secrets to Pakistan, says External Affairs Minister SM Krishna to NDTV.
Intelligence sources say that while Madhuri Gupta did not have access to crucial information, she outed several Indian undercover agents within the Indian High Commission to the Pakistanis she was in touch with. (
Read: Woman Indian diplomat was spying for Pak)
Speaking to NDTV, SM Krishna explained, "The investigations are going on...we will have to wait till the investigations are complete. And then you know, find out what was the motive, what was the modus operandi." The minister added that Gupta was recalled to Delhi because of "the seriousness of the issues involved."
No access to key plans:
- She had no access to any sensitive documents or plans
How Gupta became a Pak spy- She may have been recruited by the Pakistanis during her Kuala Lumpur stint
- Her former colleagues recalled her keenness to be posted to Pakistan
Damage done by spy- Revealed India's undercover operatives inside High Commission
- She passed on conversations with Indian staffers through email
Gupta, posted as Second Secretary to the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, has been arrested for spying for Pakistan. She has allegedly confessed that she was in love with her Pakistani handler and was also upset because she had been overlooked for promotion. She was a translator who handled press at the High Commission.
When asked if he would bring this up with the Pakistani government, Krishna said, "Well, let us first get through with the investigation that we have initiated...the Home Ministry is doing it...then once we get a report on the investigations, then perhaps whatever there needs to be done, will be done by the Government of India."
However, the government stresses that her position was too junior to allow her access to any critical information. She sent emails sharing conversations she overheard at the High Commission.
Gupta allegedly told the Pakistanis she was working with that she had access to information from the Islamabad chief of Indian intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW). Emails from her, however, allegedly show that the facts she attributed to the RAW state chief were incorrect. (
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