UP factory worker arrested for ‘leaking sensitive info’ to ‘Pakistani agent’

The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad arrested an employee of the Kanpur Ordnance Factory for allegedly sharing “classified and sensitive information” with ‘Neha Sharma,’ described as a “Pakistani intelligence operative,” through social media, according to a statement issued by the ATS.

The accused, identified as Kumar Vikas, was employed as a Junior Works Manager at the Kanpur Ordnance Factory, the ATS said in the statement. He was in contact with “Neha Sharma”, it said.

ATS said that Vikas had been sending confidential documents and sensitive data related to ordnance manufacturing, employee attendance sheets, machine layouts, and production charts via WhatsApp.

On March 13, ATS arrested another Ordnance Factory employee, Ravindra Kumar, from Hazratpur, Firozabad, on similar charges.