{
  "id": 12061846,
  "title": "Army veteran among 2 held in Assam for passing defence information to Pakistani operative, were ‘honey-trapped’ via online sex rackets",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/army-veteran-among-2-held-in-assam-for-passing-defence-information-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T03:25:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/army-veteran-among-two-held-in-assam-for-passing-defence-info-to-pakistani-operative-were-honey-trapped-via-online-sex-rackets-101791169171332.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Sunday, Assam's Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced the arrest of two individuals, including a 31-year-old Indian Army veteran, in Guwahati. The veteran, Abhishek Kumar Singh, was allegedly passing confidential security force information to a Pakistani intelligence operative. The veteran was working for the army on a contractual basis post-retirement, according to Sarma.\n\nThe chief minister revealed that Singh and the other suspect were \"honey-trapped\" by the Pakistani operative through online sex rackets. Singh, from Bihar's Purba Champaran district, was apprehended in a rented house in Gandhinagar under Guwahati's Satgaon Police Station during an operation conducted by the Assam Special Task Force (STF) late on October 3-4.\n\nThe operation was launched based on preliminary input from Gajraj military intelligence in Tezpur. STF teams found Singh involved in espionage activities, sharing secret information about security forces with the Pakistani operative. During interrogation, the suspect's involvement in sharing sensitive military information and communicating with operatives based in Pakistan was uncovered.\n\nDuring the operation, the STF seized a mobile phone, SIM cards, and incriminating documents from Singh's possession. However, the police declined to disclose further details of the alleged communication or transfer of information, citing the sensitive nature of the case.",
  "summary": "The accused include an Army veteran working on contract after retirement and a Bihar resident, with police alleging they shared information on Army movements.",
  "key_points": [
    "31-year-old Indian Army veteran Abhishek Kumar Singh arrested in Assam.",
    "Singh allegedly passed defense information to Pakistani operative via online sex rackets.",
    "Operation launched based on input from Gajraj military intelligence in Tezpur."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The arrests mark a widening of the alleged espionage ring to include a serving army veteran, suggesting vulnerabilities in the military's communication security and recruitment vetting processes.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}