Mumbai: The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) today arrested an employee of the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for allegedly supplying confidential information of fighter jet to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency.
The 41-year-old accused, identified as Deepak Shirsath, was arrested after the Nashik unit of the ATS received a tip-off based on a reliable piece of intelligence.
“Deepak Shirsath was supplying confidential information about Indian fighter aircraft and their manufacturing unit to the Pakistani spy agency through WhatsApp and social media,” DCP Vinay Rathod said.
Information related to the HAL aircraft manufacturing unit at Ozar near Nashik, the airbase and prohibited areas inside the manufacturing unit were also shared by him, the official said.
HAL’s Aircraft Division Nashik is located at Ojhar, 24 km from Nashik and around 200 km from Mumbai. This division has been manufacturing the MiG-21FL aircraft, K-13 missiles, MiG-21M, MiG-21 BIS, MiG-27 M and the state-of-the-art Su-30 MKI fighter jet.
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