New Delhi: An Air Force officer was arrested on Thursday in Delhi for allegedly spying for Pakistani intelligence agency, Inter-Services Intelligence or ISI.
Arun Marwaha, posted at the Delhi IAF headquarters, was handed over to Delhi Police yesterday after nearly 10 days of questioning by the counter- intelligence wing of the force, news agency PTI reported. He was allegedly honey-trapped by an ISI official, pretending to be a woman.
Here are the highlights on the arrest of the Indian Air Force Officer.
Feb 10, 2018 00:08 (IST)
According to informed sources, Marwaha's phone has been seized and sent for forensic examination.
Feb 10, 2018 00:08 (IST)
He was allegedly using his smartphone to click pictures of the classified documents pertaining to IAF headquarters and then sending them across via WhatsApp.
Feb 10, 2018 00:07 (IST)
According to a Special Cell officer, privy to the investigation, Mr Marwaha, 51, shared the information and documents with two Pakistani agents who chatted with him on social media site Facebook pretending to be women.
Feb 09, 2018 11:38 (IST)
Arun Marwaha, 51, is a para jumper instructor. He was in charge of training elite Garud commandos and was due to retire next year.
Feb 09, 2018 09:41 (IST)
A senior Air Force officer discovered the massive breach a few weeks ago and set up an internal investigation.
Feb 09, 2018 09:13 (IST)
Investigators from IAF's counter intelligence wing are also examining whether officer Arun Marwaha was part of a larger espionage ring being run from Pakistan, sources say.
Feb 09, 2018 09:01 (IST)
Punishment under Official Secrets Act entails a jail term of up to seven years, PTI reported.