AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested a 21-year-old fisherman for allegedly sharing sensitive information about the Indian Corps Guard with Pakistan-based agents, an official said on Thursday.
Porbandar resident Jatin Charania (21) had allegedly received money for sharing photographs and information about coast guard ships and jetties in the coastal town, the ATS said in a release.
Assistant Police Commissioner SL Chaudhary said they have been booked under sections 121-A (conspiracy to wage war against the government) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code.
The officer said he was put under surveillance after the ATS found out that he was in touch with a Pakistan-based agent through social media.
During questioning at the ATS headquarters here, Charania admitted that Facebook user "Advika Prince" had first contacted him four months ago.
"The user was actually a female operator from Pakistan. She befriended him and then asked him to share information about the Porbandar coast. Over four months she used Facebook Messenger and Telegram apps to locate a coast guard pier as well as a ship Sent pictures and videos,” Chaudhary said.
"Advika" sent Rs 6,000 to Charania in installments through UPI, the officer said.
The ACP said that since Charania had turned on the 24-hour auto-delete feature on WhatsApp, several chats between him and "Advika" were automatically deleted and the ATS was taking the help of forensic experts to recover them .
Porbandar resident Jatin Charania (21) had allegedly received money for sharing photographs and information about coast guard ships and jetties in the coastal town, the ATS said in a release.
Assistant Police Commissioner SL Chaudhary said they have been booked under sections 121-A (conspiracy to wage war against the government) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code.
The officer said he was put under surveillance after the ATS found out that he was in touch with a Pakistan-based agent through social media.
During questioning at the ATS headquarters here, Charania admitted that Facebook user "Advika Prince" had first contacted him four months ago.
"The user was actually a female operator from Pakistan. She befriended him and then asked him to share information about the Porbandar coast. Over four months she used Facebook Messenger and Telegram apps to locate a coast guard pier as well as a ship Sent pictures and videos,” Chaudhary said.
"Advika" sent Rs 6,000 to Charania in installments through UPI, the officer said.
The ACP said that since Charania had turned on the 24-hour auto-delete feature on WhatsApp, several chats between him and "Advika" were automatically deleted and the ATS was taking the help of forensic experts to recover them .
