The police identified the alleged spy as Vishambhar
Tarachand Agarwal, a native of Haryana state working as supervisor with Bhoruka
Roadways Indian Limited in suburb Nigdi of Pune. He was allegedly collecting
sensitive information about Indian Army establishments in Pune from an army
soldier Brijesh Kumar, posted with Signal Regiment in Pune Cantonment.
A senior police officer told the media that Agarwal
was nabbed by the Crime Branch team on a tip-off near the Alankar Theater and 30
photographs of army units in Southern Command, a compact disc containing photos
of army units in Pune Cantonment, a sketch map of an army establishment and
sensitive information about army officers of different ranks and their
telephone numbers were seized from him.
During interrogation, Agarwal said he got the material from
Kumar. The police later seized a cell phone with two SIM cards, a bank debit
card, Rs.3,000 in an envelope and a wrist watch. The police are also
investigating whether Agarwal had received training from ISI operative and
whether he was operating under more names.
Pune Police Commissioner Meeran Borwankar said “We are
confident that Agarwal is an ISI agent and that he was transmitting sensitive
information about defense establishment in Pune to Pakistan through unknown
person. The arrest was a combined effort of state and national-level
investigation agencies.”
Agarwal was arrested under Sections 3 and 9 of the Official
Secrets Act 1923 and 120 (b) of the Indian Penal code.
He was produced before R.L. Wankhede, Hudicail Magistrate
Frist Class (JMFC) who remanded him to police custody till Feb. 7.
