DRDO Scientist Attracted To Pak Spy Agent, Revealed Missile Secrets and techniques: Chargesheet

DRDO Scientist Attracted To Pak Spy Agent, Revealed Missile Secrets and techniques: Chargesheet [ad_1]

DRDO scientist Pradeep Kurulkar was arrested for espionage beneath the Official Secrets and techniques Act.

Pune:

DRDO scientist Pradeep Kurulkar was drawn to the Pakistani Intelligence Operative, who used the alias 'Zara Dasgupta', and chatted along with her about Indian missile techniques amongst different categorized defence initiatives, the chargesheet has mentioned.

The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of the Maharashtra police filed the chargesheet in opposition to Kurulkar, who was the director of one of many labs of the Defence Analysis and Growth Organisation (DRDO) in Pune, in a courtroom final week.

He was arrested for espionage on Might 3 beneath the Official Secrets and techniques Act and is now in judicial custody.

Pradeep Kurulkar and 'Zara Dasgupta' have been in touch by WhatsApp in addition to voice and video calls, the chargesheet mentioned.

'Dasgupta' claimed to be a software program engineer primarily based within the UK and befriended him by sending obscene messages and movies. Throughout the investigation, her IP deal with was traced to Pakistan, the ATS mentioned within the chargesheet.

The Pakistani agent tried to get categorized and delicate data concerning the Brahmos Launcher, Drone, UCV, Agni Missile Launcher and Army Bridging System, amongst different issues, it mentioned.

"Kurulkar, who was drawn to her, saved the categorized and delicate data of DRDO on his private telephone after which allegedly shared it with Zara," the chargesheet mentioned.

He chatted along with her about varied initiatives, together with surface-to-air missiles (SAM), drones, Brahmos and Agni Missile Launchers and UCV, it mentioned.

The 2 have been in touch from June 2022 to December 2022, as per the ATS.

Simply earlier than the DRDO initiated an inside probe after his actions have been discovered to be suspicious, Pradeep Kurulkar blocked Zara's quantity in February 2023. He quickly obtained a WhatsApp message from one other unknown Indian quantity, asking 'Why you blocked my quantity?' The chat information additionally confirmed that he shared his private in addition to official schedules and places along with her regardless of realizing that he was not speculated to share them with anybody, the chargesheet mentioned.
 

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