Manas Dasgupta
NEW DELHI, May 26: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday arrested a Central Reserved Police Force (CRPF) personnel for sharing sensitive information with Pakistan Intelligence officers.
He was dismissed from services by the CRPF soon after his arrest.
The accused, Moti Ram Jat, an Assistant Sub Inspector with CRPF, was actively involved in espionage activity and had been sharing classified information related to national security with Pakistan Intelligence Officers (PIOs) since 2023, the NIA said.
The NIA has found that the accused was receiving funds from the PIOs through various conduits. Moti Ram was arrested from Delhi and was remanded to the agency’s custody till June 6 by a Special Court at Patiala House Courts.
“In the course of close monitoring of social media activity by CRPF personnel, in coordination with Central agencies, one individual was found to have acted in violation of established norms and protocols,” the CRPF said adding that the personnel has been handed over to the NIA for further inquiry. “Concurrently, the individual has been dismissed from service with effect from 21.05.2025, under the relevant provisions of the Constitution of India read with the CRPF Rules,” CRPF said.
NIA’s move comes amid security agencies’ heightened monitoring of subversive activities following India’s armed conflict with Pakistan over the Pahalgam terror attack. This month, at least 12 people have been nabbed from Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh on charges of espionage over a fortnight, with investigations pointing to an alleged Pakistan-linked spy network operating in northern India.
The arrested individuals includes a YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra who was in touch with a Pakistan Embassy employee. Jyoti Malhotra, whose YouTube channel and Instagram accounts have 3.77 lakh subscribers and 1.33 lakh followers respectively, and 31-year-old Guzala from Punjab – were allegedly in touch with Pakistani officer Ehsan-ur-Rahim alias Danish. He was forced to leave India earlier this month.ation was underway to find if more people were involved in espionage against India, and several YouTube channels were under scrutiny, a top Haryana official said.
