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Indian embassy staffer in Moscow ‘spying’ for ISI held

IndiaTimes Monday, 5 February 2024
27-year-old embassy official from the Indian embassy in Moscow, who had returned to his hometown of Hapur for a family wedding, was apprehended by Uttar Pradesh's Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) on Sunday. Satendra Siwal, assigned by the Ministry of External Affairs as a security assistant in the Russian capital in 2021, admitted to participating in "anti-India activities" during questioning in Meerut. He now faces charges of spying for Pakistan's ISI.
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The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad arrested Satendra Siwal, an Indian Embassy employee in Moscow, accusing him of spying for Pakistan's ISI. Siwal, a Ministry of External Affairs staffer, allegedly leaked sensitive information on defense and military matters, posing a severe security threat. The...

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