Overview
- A Jaipur court ordered police custody until February 4 after Rajasthan Intelligence arrested the 28-year-old in Pokhran and registered a case under the Official Secrets Act, 1923.
- Police identify the suspect as Jhabararam of Nedan village in Jaisalmer’s Pokhran area, alleging he passed sensitive Indian Army information to Pakistani handlers.
- Officials say he was recruited through a social‑media honey trap and paid to share strategically important details.
- Investigators allege he shared the OTP of a SIM in his name to activate WhatsApp for cross‑border communication used by handlers.
- He was moved to the Central Interrogation Centre in Jaipur for joint questioning, with digital forensics, call records and bank transactions cited as key evidence.