Gujarat ATS arrests health worker for sharing BSF, Navy info with Pakistan spy | India News

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat anti-terrorist squad (ATS) has arrested a contractual health worker from Kutch for allegedly sharing delicate details about BSF and Indian Navy institutions with a Pakistani spy, ATS officers stated on Saturday.They recognized the accused as Sahdevsinh Gohil (28), who was apprehended in Lakhpat taluka. According to an ATS launch, Gohil was “lured by a Pakistani agent who identified herself as Aditi Bharadwaj to share information about underconstruction and existing military establishments”.SP (ATS) Ok Siddharth stated, “Gohil, a resident of Lakhpat, has been sharing photos and videos of BSF and naval facilities in Kutch via WhatsApp with the Pakistani spy for money.” He stated the Pakistani agent first contacted Gohil, who labored as a contractual health worker at a authorities centre in Mata No Madh village, on WhatsApp in June 2023 and have become associates with him.“After winning his trust, the agent sought photos and videos of offices and ongoing construction of BSF and Navy. Gohil shared the requested classified information,” stated the SP, including that Gohil knew she was a Pakistani spy.In Jan 2025, Gohil used his Aadhaar card to acquire a SIM card and shared the OTP with the Pakistani agent, enabling her to make use of the WhatsApp account linked to that quantity from the neighbouring nation. He was dropped at the ATS workplace for questioning, and his telephone was despatched for forensic evaluation.“The analysis revealed that both numbers on which Gohil used to share information are currently being operated from Pakistan. He had received Rs 40,000 in cash from an unidentified person some time ago for sharing that information,” he stated.ATS has registered an FIR towards him and the Pakistani agent below BNS Sections 61 (prison conspiracy) and 148 (waging warfare towards the federal government).