7-MONTH COUNTER ESPIONAGE, A "LOST" IAF OFFICER AND A PAK OPERATIVE.
A major counter-espionage operation by Delhi Police Special Cell began in January after an international number linked to a Pakistani intelligence handler came under the radar.
According to sources:
+ The number was intercepted by an intelligence unit and traced to a Pakistani operative targeting an IAF Wing Commander (name withheld).
+ Delhi Police alerted the IAF. The officer, posted at a field unit under the Western Command, was placed under surveillance.
+ The officer was allegedly approached through social media while going through a personal crisis. Intimate chats and video calls followed.
+ The Pakistani handler allegedly recorded the officer during video calls and later blackmailed him.
+ The officer was allegedly forced to share photographs of his base, documents related to ongoing programmes and research, and information on the movement of aerial units.
+ The handler allegedly went further: the officer was asked to install remote-access/data-stealing malware on a senior officer’s phone to gain control of the device.
+ Encrypted messaging apps were allegedly used to transmit sensitive documents and information.
+ The officer was eventually arrested by Air Force Police and handed over to Delhi Police while allegedly preparing to share further information with the Pakistani handler.
The alleged honey trap had evolved into a full-fledged espionage operation.
The IAF officer has reportedly not yet applied for bail.
August 9, 2026 2.9K 18
