CRPF Jawan, Arrested For ‘Spying For Pakistan’, Was Posted In Pahalgam Before Attack: Sources

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Last Updated:May 26, 2025, 23:56 IST

The CRPF jawan, who was arrested connected charges of espionage, was posted successful Pahalgam and transferred conscionable six days earlier the panic onslaught that killed 26 people, said sources. 

Pahalgam tourer tract wherever the panic onslaught unfolded connected April 22 (AP photo)

The CRPF jawan, who was arrested for allegedly sharing delicate accusation with Pakistan Intelligence Officers (PIOs), was posted successful Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam and got transferred conscionable six days earlier the panic onslaught that killed 26 people, said sources.

The CRPF jawan, identified arsenic Moti Ram Jat, was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for allegedly sharing classified accusation related to nationalist information with PIOs for monetary benefits since 2023, according to officials.

Sources told CNN-News18 that Moti Ram Jat served successful the 116th Battalion of the CRPF arsenic an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) earlier his transfer.

The NIA, which arrested Moti Ram Jat successful Delhi, revealed helium was receiving funds from Pakistani officials done aggregate channels. The bureau is interrogating him, an authoritative said.

He has been remanded to NIA custody until June 6 by the Special Court astatine Patiala House.

He established interaction with Pakistani handlers via societal media, sources said.

Investigations further revealed that a Pakistani handler had transferred respective lakhs of rupees to the slope relationship of his wife.

The CRPF initiated a probe pursuing suspicious online enactment that emerged aft “Operation Sindoor." After 4 days of rigorous interrogation, Jat was dismissed from work and handed implicit to the NIA connected May 21.

The probe bureau has besides accused him of passing quality inputs regarding operations conducted by information forces, and the determination of information installations to Pakistani operatives.

Notably, the accusations were made successful the backdrop of his posting successful Pahalgam, wherever terrorists opened occurrence connected tourists, sidesplitting 26 of them, conscionable six days aft his transfer.

In the aftermath of the Pahalgam attack, information agencies person ramped up anti-espionage efforts, resulting successful the apprehension of implicit 15 radical from Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh implicit the past 2 weeks.

Preliminary findings constituent to a Pakistan-backed spy web progressive successful bluish India.

Among the arrested are 2 women — Jyoti Malhotra, a Haryana nonmigratory with 3.77 lakh YouTube subscribers and 1.33 lakh Instagram followers, and 31-year-old Guzala from Punjab.

Both were allegedly successful interaction with Pakistani serviceman Ehsan-ur-Rahim, besides known arsenic Danish, posted astatine the Pakistan High Commission successful New Delhi.

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Jammu and Kashmir, India, India

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