Sources – Indiatoday
The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has arrested a man who was allegedly working for Pakistan-based Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). The accused, identified as Mohammed Raees, was allegedly supplying vital information about Indian military establishments to his Pakistan handlers, the UP ATS said on Sunday.
According to the police, Mohammad Raees, a resident of Tarabganj area of Gonda, came into contact with Armaan while he was working in Mumbai. Raees told the police that Armaan tried to instigate him by alleging oppression of members of the Muslim community in India.
During interrogation, Raees claimed that he had told Armaan that he wanted to go to Saudi Arabia for work. Armaan then told Raees that he would give his number to a person from Pakistan and persuaded him to spy against India. Raees was told that he would be given a generous amount in exchange for those tasks.
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The ATS said that in 2022, Raees received a call from a foreign number. The man called himself Hussain and said he was a Pakistani spy.
Raees was tasked with sending information about military cantonments and establishments. Raees also roped in his friend and several others for espionage. In return, Raees got Rs 15,000 from Pakistani spies.
The UP ATS said that based on surveillance and tip-off, they found Raees’ activities suspicious and called him for questioning at ATS headquarters in Lucknow.
“Raees, a resident of Gonda, was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS). He was summoned to the ATS headquarters here and during interrogation, he confessed to his involvement in spying,” Prashant Kumar, Special DG (Law and Order), said in a statement.
An FIR has been registered against Raees at the Lucknow ATS police station under IPC sections 121 A (waging or attempting to wage war) and 123 (concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war), and under the Officials Secrets Act, 1923, he said.
