Uttar Pradesh ATS arrests BSF jawan ‘honey-trapped’ by ISI

Achutanand Misra, hailing from Madhya Pradesh’s Rewa district, was “honey-trapped” into sharing information about unit operational details, police academy and training centre by a woman who claimed to be a defence reporter, the director general of police (DGP) said.

Misra, who is married and has two children, was interrogated by ATS and BSF officials on Monday and Tuesday in Noida. Prima facie, there is enough evidence to prove that he has committed crime under the Official Secrets Act, Singh said. He was recruited in the Border Security Force in 2006 and had come into contact with the woman in 2016. After sometime, he started sharing information about unit location, details of ammunition and pictures of the BSF camp, the DGP said.

Later, he started WhatsApp chat with a phone number registered in Pakistan and the details of the conversation indicate that he was being influenced on religious conversion and Kashmir, the officer said.