Gujarat Health Worker Arrested On Espionage Charge, Shared Defence Info With Pakistani Agent

Last Updated:May 24, 2025, 15:08 IST

A contractual health worker in Kutch, Gujarat, was arrested for allegedly sharing sensitive BSF and Navy facility details with a Pakistani spy via WhatsApp.

A file photo of the Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) (PTI)

A contractual health worker posted in the border district of Kutch in Gujarat was arrested for allegedly sharing sensitive information about military establishments with a Pakistani spy.

The man, identified as 28-year-old Sahdevsinh Gohil, a resident of Lakhpat taluka of Kutch, was arrested by the Gujarat Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS).

According to an ATS release, the accused was lured by a Pakistani agent, who identified herself as Aditi Bharadwaj, to share information about under-construction as well as existing establishments of the Border Security Force and Indian Navy in the area.

Commenting on the matter, Superintendent of Police (ATS) Siddharth Korukonda told reporters that Gohil, since June 2023, had shared photos and videos of various BSF and naval facilities in Kutch via WhatsApp with the Pakistani spy for money.

The Pakistani agent first contacted Gohil, who was a contractual health worker at a government centre in Mata No Madh village in Lakhpat, on his WhatsApp number in June 2023 and befriended him.

“After winning his trust, the agent sought photos and videos of BSF and Indian Navy offices and ongoing construction around his village. Gohil shared the requested classified information via WhatsApp," said the SP, adding that Gohil knew she was a Pakistani spy.

In January 2025, Gohil used his Aadhaar (unique identification number) to procure a SIM card and shared the OTP with the Pakistani agent, enabling her to use WhatsApp linked to that number from the neighbouring country.

Based on a tip, he was brought to the ATS office a few days ago for questioning, and his phone was sent for a forensic analysis, said Korukonda.

Following an investigation, the ATS arrested Gohil and registered a First Information Report (FIR) against him and the Pakistani agent under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Sections 61 (criminal conspiracy) and 148 (waging war against the government), it was learnt.

A couple of days back, the ATS in Uttar Pradesh arrested two individuals for their alleged involvement in illegal visa facilitation, sharing sensitive national security information, and promoting extremist ideologies with suspected links to Pakistan.

In the first case, the ATS arrested Mohd Haroon (45), a scrap dealer from Delhi’s Seelampur, from Noida on Thursday.

In a parallel operation at Adampur in Varanasi, the ATS on Thursday arrested another suspect identified as Tufail, son of Maqsood Alam, a resident of Jaitpura.

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