Two suspects working for Pakistan’s ISI arrested by UPATS
LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (UPATS) arrested two people, Amrit Gill (25) and Riazuddin (36), who’re suspected of collaborating with Pakistan’s Inter-Providers Intelligence (ISI) company.
UPATS recognized the 2 suspects based mostly on info obtained in the course of the interrogation of cyber hacker Wasiullah Khan (25), a BTech graduate who was additionally involved with ISI and was apprehended in Lucknow final week.
Khan’s title surfaced in the course of the interrogation of Shailendra Pratap Singh Chauhan, who was arrested in September 2023 for allegedly spying for ISI and transmitting delicate info associated to the Indian Military throughout the border.
Particular DG, Regulation and Order, Prashant Kumar, said that Gill was apprehended from Bhatinda in Punjab and was delivered to Lucknow after acquiring a transit remand. Riazuddin, however, was summoned from Ghaziabad and arrested at UPATS headquarters in Lucknow.
SDG Kumar revealed that Gill was in direct contact with Pakistani ISI brokers and was answerable for passing on delicate and restricted info associated to the Indian Military to ISI. In alternate for his companies, Gill acquired monetary help from Pakistani handlers by way of Riazuddin and Izahrul.
Further DG, ATS, Mohit Agarwal, said that an evaluation of Riazuddin’s financial institution accounts revealed that roughly Rs 70 lakh had been deposited into considered one of his accounts from unknown sources between March 2022 and April 2022 and was subsequently transferred to numerous different financial institution accounts.
“In an identical vein, auto driver Amrit Gill, who supplied info to ISI, additionally acquired monetary help. Gill shared delicate details about the Indian Military, its tanks, and different weapons with the Pakistani intelligence company,” the officer said.
UPATS disclosed that Riazuddin and Izahrul met whereas working as welders in Rajasthan and have since maintained contact and labored for ISI.
“The financial institution accounts operated by the aforementioned people and the cash they transferred to different financial institution accounts are being investigated to establish different people related to ISI and provoke applicable authorized motion in opposition to them,” the ATS ADG added.
“One other accused, Izharul, named within the aforementioned case, is presently lodged in Bettiah jail in Bihar. He will likely be delivered to Lucknow by submitting Warrant-B for interrogation in regards to the sources of terror funding and different people related to this community,” ATS additional added.
