DRDO officer used to spy for Pakistan! police arrested

A senior official of the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) was arrested on Friday for allegedly sharing secret information related to India's defense sector with a Pakistani spy. Giving information about this, the Odisha Police said that the 57-year-old officer is posted at DRDO's Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur in Balasore district in Odisha. Explain that there are 2 test ranges in Chandipur, in which India tests the efficiency of its missiles, rockets and air attack weapons.

Inspector General of Police (East Range) Himanshu Kumar Lal said, “A senior employee of the ITR testing range of Chandipur has been arrested. He has managed to send some sensitive information regarding missile tests to a foreign agent. He said that on the basis of a complaint given at Chandipur police station, the accused officer was arrested. Balasore Superintendent of Police Sagarika Nath said that the information shared by the accused DRDO official would be known in detail only after questioning.

Police said that a case has been registered against the accused under sections 120A and 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC besides the Official Secrets Act. He said the accused officer allegedly shared sensitive defense information with a Pakistani spy for "sexual gratification and monetary gain". Police said "WhatsApp chats and obscene pictures and videos" were found in the officer's phone, which was seized.