Pakistani woman given information about military area via WhatsApp; 26-year-old Bihar man arrested by Army

PATNA: A Bihar native has been arrested on charges of spying for Pakistan. Sunil (26) was arrested by Army officials. The information was obtained by Army officials after checking a WhatsApp chat Sunil had with a Pakistani woman. The investigation also revealed that Sunil had given her some information about the military area and that the Pakistani woman had given him money.

No further details about the incident have been released. The cyber wing had intensified its operations in various states in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack. WhatsApp chats with Pakistani nationals were also under surveillance. It was after this investigation that Sunil's WhatsApp chats came to the attention of the officials. Army officials took him into custody after this.