Two days after the arrest of an Army constable on alleged expenses of offering categorised paperwork on the Pokhran Army base camp to an Army contractor and vegetable provider, Delhi Police discovered he was additionally offering particulars of the amount of ration and greens used on the camp each week to Pakistan’s ISI.
The 41-year-old contractor, Habib-ur-Rahman, a resident of Bikaner, mentioned his handler requested him to offer particulars of ration and greens to calculate the numbers of Army personnel at a specific camp. Rahman was arrested on Tuesday and throughout the investigation, it was discovered that Army constable Naik Paramjit Singh, who labored as a clerk, allegedly helped Rahman get the categorised paperwork of base camps and maps of Army areas.
Police mentioned Rahman went to Sindh in 2019 to fulfill his family when he was reportedly approached by his Pakistani handler, since he was a daily on the Pokhran Army base camp.
“He was providing documents and all such details for the last two years and was connected with a man working in the Pakistan High Commission,” police sources mentioned, including, they’ve knowledgeable the ministry involved, requesting them to convey to the Pakistan High Commission about his involvement.
Special Commissioner of Police (Crime) Praveer Ranjan Singh mentioned, Paramjit, who was posted at Agra Cantonment, was arrested on Thursday from Agra. He shall be questioned by the navy authorities and produced in court docket on Friday. Both Rahman and Paramjit have been booked below the Official Secrets Act.
The paperwork seized from Rahman’s possession are marked “confidential” and “restricted”. Sources in police mentioned Rahman has been offering the paperwork and CDs to his handlers within the ISI primarily via WhatsApp.
Paramjit met Rahman on the Pokhran Army base camp the place the latter was a vegetable provider and contractor. Police mentioned Rahman “encouraged” Singh to steal the paperwork and share them with him. Even after Singh was transferred to Agra Cantonment, the 2 continued to alternate data. According to police, Rahman used to receives a commission in money by his Pakistani handlers, whereas his associates obtained cash via hawala channels of their financial institution accounts. Prima facie, Rahman and Paramjit obtained Rs 9-10 lakh for sharing the paperwork, sources mentioned.