Ghaziabad Police has exposed a big network of espionage in the country. Four people were arrested and five minors were detained on Friday. These people were sending photographs, videos and GPS locations of army bases, railway stations and other sensitive places to foreigners.
According to the police, the main accused of the gang, Naushad Ali (from Muzaffarpur, Bihar) and Sameer alias Shooter (from Bhagalpur) are still absconding. Already the main handler named Suhail Malik has been caught. Those arrested on Friday are Ganesh (20 years) of Gulmi district of Nepal, Vivek (18 years) of Purnia in Bihar, Gagan Kumar Prajapati (22 years) of Meerut, Uttar Pradesh and Durgesh Nishad (26 years) of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, who lives in Navi Mumbai.
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Names of 11 people came forward
Additional Police Commissioner (Ghaziabad) Raj Karan Nayyar said that on March 14, Kaushambi police station had received information that some people were sending photos and videos of railway stations and important places to foreign numbers. They were also recruiting more youth for this work.
The police had earlier arrested six people. An SIT (Special Investigation Team) was formed. Names of 11 people came to light in the investigation. Nine of these were caught on Friday. A woman was also among those arrested first. Videos and locations of sensitive places were found in his phone.
The network was operated from abroad
The accused told that people operating from abroad used to give them work. They had installed CCTV cameras running on solar power. Investigation is ongoing. Police said that two such hidden cameras were installed at Delhi Cantonment and Sonipat railway station. The live feed of these cameras was being sent to the foreign handler.
A case has been registered under sections 61(2) and 152 of the Indian Code of Justice (BNS), as well as sections 3 and 5 of the Official Secrets Act. The accused had installed a special app in the phone, through which GPS location was sent. Foreign handlers used to give them online training.
OTP was shared through SIM card
This gang also used to commit fraud. They used to share OTP from Indian SIM card. They used to get these SIMs by snatching them, buying them from agents or in the name of themselves/family. Due to this, foreign handlers used to run WhatsApp accounts from Indian numbers.
For every work one got Rs 500 to Rs 15,000. The money came through UPI, but was withdrawn in cash from public service centers or shops, so that there was no trace.
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used to trap poor people
According to the police, the gang especially selected youth with technical knowledge but who were in financial crunch, such as mobile mechanics, CCTV operators and computer technicians. This network was planning to install hidden cameras at 50 more places in the country. Police are now investigating those places. The investigation is still going on. The police is alert and is busy breaking such networks.
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