Army jawan arrested in Meerut for BrahMos espionage
Meerut, Oct 17 (IBNS) :An Army jawan has been arrested from Meerut in Uttar Pradesha allegedly for spying and leaking vital military secrets related to the BrahMos,media reports said.
The arrested jawan, whose identity has not been disclosed, was deployed in the army's Signal Regiment in Meerut cantonment.
He is currently being interrogated for more information.
The authorities are also said to be trying to ascertain the involvement of more people in the espionage racket.
The arrest comes days after Nishant Agarwal, a BrahMos Aerospace engineer, was arrested on charges of spying.
Agarwal was arrested earlier this month in a joint operation by the anti-terrorist squad (ATS) units of Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, following which the UP ATS was granted his transit remand.
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