A contractual manager at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Guest House in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, has been arrested for allegedly spying for Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). The arrest was made on Tuesday by Rajasthan’s CID Intelligence.
The accused, Mahendra Prasad, 32, a resident of Palyun village in Almora district, Uttarakhand, is accused of passing confidential information about the movement of DRDO scientists and Indian Army officers to Pakistani handlers via social media. These details reportedly related to missile and weapons testing activities conducted near the Chandan Field Firing Range.
Inspector General of Police (CID-Security) Dr. Vishnukant said that ahead of Independence Day, security agencies had been monitoring potential anti-national activities. Their surveillance revealed that Prasad was in contact with Pakistani intelligence operatives online.
Following his detention, he was interrogated jointly by multiple intelligence agencies at the Central Interrogation Centre in Jaipur. A technical analysis of his mobile phone confirmed the sharing of sensitive defence-related information.
A case under the Official Secrets Act, 1923, was registered against him on August 12. He is set to be produced in court on Wednesday and will be remanded for further questioning.
