After the arrest of CRPF Assistant Sub-Optient Moti Ram Jat for allegedly leaking sensitive information to Pakistani intelligence officials, central intelligence agencies have exposed a new layer for espionage networks-a secret funding mechanisms that exploit common Indian citizens.
According to investigators, Pakistani authorities used an unusual modus operandi to send money to Jat: Instead of directly or transferring funds through their Indian handler, he instructed unrelated persons – ignored customers in most business transactions – it was a part of a legal commercial deal to deposit money in Jat’s account.
A source by the Central Intelligence Agency told the Indian Express, “These were the people who had either collided with small business deals or their customers were asked to transfer money through the QR code for services like travel booking or currency exchange. But the account of the account given by them was actually related to fat Ram Jat.” “He had no knowledge of who Jat was or what his real role was.”
The source said that this layer of transactions has made it difficult to trace the financial mark and added complexity to the investigation.
Jat was arrested last month The National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Delhi allegedly presented TV journalists to share classified information with Pakistani agents. He was deployed with a CRPF battalion in Pahgam, Jammu and Kashmir, and was transferred to Delhi, five days before the 22 April terror attack in which 26 civilians were killed.
Investigations have revealed that in the last two years, Jat sent several sensitive documents to its handlers in Pakistan in exchange for regular payment-Rs 3,500 and sometimes lumps up to Rs 12,000 lumps for intelligence information of Rs 3,500. The fund was deposited in his and his wife’s bank accounts.
After the money trail, the NIA found that the deposit came from various states, including Delhi, Maharashtra, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Assam and West Bengal. “The pattern was clear – several transfer from unrelated bank accounts in various fields,” the source said.
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The discovery inspired simultaneous discoveries by NIA teams at several places, including a shop in Alipore, a travel agency in Kiderpore and a hotel in Park Circus in Kolkata. In one case, the owner of a travel agency was called to question the suspected transaction.
Earlier this month, the NIA confirmed the detective link. The agency said in a statement, “The suspects had a relationship with Pakistani operators, and served as financial condensed to complete espionage activities in India. NIA teams have seized several electronic gadgets and sensitive financial documents, as well as other weakness content during search.” It states that many electronic devices and sensitive financial documents are being confiscated and investigated.
According to sources, Jat claimed that she was initially approached by a woman, who was a journalist of a Chandigarh-based TV channel. After regular exchanges on phone and video calls, they started sharing the documents with her. A few months later, a person – allegedly a Pakistani officer – handled the conversation as a fellow journalist.
Payment began two to three months after the initial contact and was shifted on the fourth day of every month. Investigators believe that it indicates a structured and well -funded detective operation, which runs from across the border, but is embedded within Indian financial systems using innocent intermediaries.
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The NIA has informed the Ministry of Home Affairs, CRPF and other central agencies about the developed methods being used by Pakistani operators to fund and mask their activities within India.
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