Rajasthan Police’s Intelligence Wing arrested a civilian employee posted at the Naval Headquarters in Delhi for allegedly leaking classified information to a Pakistani intelligence handler.
The accused, Vishal Yadav, an Upper Division Clerk (UDC) and resident of Punsika, Rewari (Haryana), was apprehended by the police under the Official Secrets Act, 1923.
His arrest followed prolonged surveillance by CID Intelligence Rajasthan, which had been monitoring suspected espionage activity linked to Pakistan.
Inspector General of Police (CID Security) Vishnukant Gupta revealed that Yadav was working in the Directorate of Dockyard and had been in regular contact via social media with a Pakistani female handler, using the alias Priya Sharma. She allegedly lured him with money in exchange for critical strategic information from naval operations.
