The UP ATS said they arrested the man, who was allegedly spying for Pakistan, after mounting electronic surveillance and collecting evidence.
Indian Embassy Staffer In Moscow Held For Spying For Pakistan’s ISI
The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) said it has arrested an employee of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) posted in Moscow for allegedly spying for Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI. According to the ATS, the accused has been identified as Satyendra Siwal, who was working as Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) at the MEA. Siwal was arrested in Meerut.
ATS said, “The UP ATS had received inputs from several confidential sources that the Pakistani spy agency ISI’s handlers had used money to influence some people working at the Foreign Ministry of India to leak top secret information regarding the Indian Army and its strategies. The ATS in its statement said, “It was found that he was involved with ISI handlers in anti-India activities. He was providing classified information about the Indian Army and military activities to the ISI handlers in exchange for money.”
The ATS developed this information and through electronic surveillance and evidence collection, and it was found that Satendra Siwal, a native of the Hapur district of UP, who works at the Foreign Ministry as an MTS and is currently posted at the Indian Embassy in Moscow, Russia was involved in this.” Siwal has been arrested under Section 121A (conspiring to wage, or attempt to wage war, or abet waging of war against the government of India) of the Indian Penal Code and the Official Secrets Act, 1923.
Inter-Services Intelligence
The Inter-Services Intelligence is the largest and best-known component of the Pakistani intelligence community. It is responsible for gathering, processing, and analyzing any information from around the world that is deemed relevant to Pakistan’s national security. The ISI primarily consists of serving military officers drawn on secondment from the three service branches of the Pakistan Armed Forces: the Pakistan Army, Pakistan Navy, and Pakistan Air Force, hence the name “Inter-Services“; the agency also recruits civilians.
