The Nashik Unit of Maharashtra ATS has arrested an employee of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) for supplying secret information about Indian fighter aircraft & their manufacturing unit to Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), a Pakistani intelligence agency.
One HAL employee arrested by Nashik Unit of ATS for supplying secret information about Indian fighter aircraft & their manufacturing unit, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, Nashik to Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), a Pakistani intelligence agency: Anti Terrorist Squad. #Maharashtra
— ANI (@ANI) October 9, 2020
The arrested accused has been identified as Deepak Shirsath who was supplying confidential information about Indian fighter aircraft and their manufacturing unit to the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) through WhatsApp and social media.
41 year-old Deepak Shirsath was working as assistant supervisor at HAL. A has been registered against him under the Official Secrets Act. ATS has seized three mobile handsets along with five SIM cards and two memory cards from him.
HAL Employee Arrested For Supplying Fighter Jet Details To Pak's ISI https://t.co/tQk81vNhXQ pic.twitter.com/bjYOrt42SE
— NDTV (@ndtv) October 9, 2020