New Delhi: An Indian solider has been handed a jail sentence for passing information on military activities along northern borders to a Pakistan embassy staffer here.
An Army court martial, presided over by a lady officer, awarded 10 years and 10 months’ imprisonment to the soldier who was caught sending secret information to a Pakistani spy, Defence officials said.
The punishment will be subject to confirmation by competent senior authorities.
The soldier passed on classified information to Abid Husain alias Naik Abid, a Pakistani national working at the High Commission for Islamic Republic of Pakistan in New Delhi, reported ANI.
Documents provided by the soldier to Pakistani spy included the guard duty list of the formation where he was deployed, and activities of his own formation.
The soldier also passed on information related to the vehicles of the formation along with list of vehicular movement during the COVID-19 lockdown three years ago.
Officials said exemplary punishment has been awarded to the guilty as the Army practices zero tolerance for such acts.
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