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Speaking to ANI, Singh said existing rules and laws already govern such matters, including the Official Secrets Act (OSA). He added that the key issue was not the absence of guidelines, but whether any existing rules had been bypassed.
The ISI agent, identified as Jhabararam, was presented before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) court for espionage activities on behalf of the Pakistani ISI.
NIA had taken over the case, relating to spying at vital installations and Indian Navy establishments by foreign spies and agents, from the Counter-Intelligence Police Station, Intelligence Department, Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh Police) in December 2019.
Justice Sanjeev Narula, delivering judgment, held that the trial court's refusal "converted a safeguard into a barrier," stressing that while secrecy must be maintained, it cannot come at the cost of obstructing justice.
Special Public Prosecutor Sudesh Kumar said on Saturday, "Mangat Singh was arrested yesterday under the Official Secrets Act. Today, he was sent for a three-day police remand..."
Accused Mangat Singh, a resident of Govindgarh, Alwar was found to be suspicious during surveillance of the Alwar cantonment area. Singh was allegedly honey-trapped by a female Pakistani handler posing under the pseudonym Isha Sharma, the Rajasthan CID said.
Jaisalmer SP Sudhir Chaudhary says, "Shakur Khan has been arrested under the Official Secrets Act. He was first interrogated in Jaisalmer and then in Jaipur. He was a government employee who travelled abroad without permission and was in contact with suspicious persons..."
Gupta said that Shakur Khan's activities had been found to be suspicious for a long time. Because of this, the security agencies were closely monitoring him. "During the surveillance, it was revealed that Shakur Khan was in constant contact with some persons working in the Pakistan Embassy,
Punjab Police arrested two men in Gurdaspur for sharing secret military details about Operation Sindoor with Pakistan's ISI. The accused were caught with mobile phones and live cartridges. A case has been filed under the Official Secrets Act, and further investigation is underway.