The Ministry of External Affairs on February 4 announced that it is working with the relevant investigative authorities after an employee at the Indian Embassy in Russia was arrested on charges of passing military secrets to Pakistani agents.
“MEA is aware of the arrest of Satendra Siwal in Uttar Pradesh, who was posted as Security Assistant in Embassy of India, Moscow. MEA continues to work with the investigative authorities in the matter,” said a source familiar with the development within the Ministry.
Earlier, the Uttar Pradesh ATS had informed in a press release that Siwal who was visiting home was arrested from Hapur after they learnt that he had been passing information to the “handlers” of Pakistani ISI about the Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of Defence, the Indian embassy and Indian military installations. Siwal, who was earlier based in New Delhi was posted in the Indian mission in Moscow since 2021 as an India Based Security Assistant (IBSA).
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