How Indian scientists, military personnel are getting honey trapped online
While honey trapping is a long-standing spycraft practice, recent incidents have seemingly happened entirely in the digital space, unlike the past.
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While honey trapping is a long-standing spycraft practice, recent incidents have seemingly happened entirely in the digital space, unlike the past.
In detailed charge sheet, police use chat transcripts to expose how lecherous DRDO scientist kept sharing details of top-secret weapons programme
DRDO scientist Pradeep Kurulkar was allegedly lured by a Pakistani Intelligence Operative using the alias 'Zara Dasgupta' to obtain classified information on Indian missile systems and defence projects.
The two were in contact from June 2022 to December 2022, as per the ATS. Just before the DRDO initiated an internal probe after his activities were found to be suspicious, Kurulkar blocked Zara's number in February 2023. He soon received a WhatsApp message from another unknown Indian number, asking 'Why you blocked my number?', India News, Times Now
The Anti-Terrorism Squad had arrested him in May for allegedly falling for a honey trap by a Pakistani operative.