The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Gujarat Police arrested a spy from Tarapur town of Anand district for handing out sensitive information to Pakistan.
According to the Gujarat ATS SP Om Prakash Jat, "A Pakistani army or a Pakistan agent is using WhatsApp on an Indian SIM Card. He was sending Remote Access Trojan (RAT) malware to access phones and stealing sensitive information."
He further said, "SIM Card was issued under the name Muhammad Saklain Thaim from Jamnagar while it was activated on the mobile belonging to Azgar Hajibhai."
As per police, the SIM card was delivered in Anand, Tarapur to a person named Labhshankar Maheshwari on the instructions of a person associated with the Pakistan Embassy.
"Labhshankar Maheshwari was a Pakistani citizen who came to India in 1999 and later got Indian citizenship. Notably, his extended family is still in Pakistan," officials said. "The concerned WhatsApp number is still active in Pakistan. They are targeting the family members of the Indian Army personnel," they added.
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