Overview
- Adarsh Kumar, 24, also known as Lucky, was arrested on March 10 by the Uttar Pradesh ATS and remanded to judicial custody after being produced in court.
- The sailor from Agra was posted with the Indian Navy’s Southern Naval Command in Kochi, a strategically sensitive installation.
- Investigators allege he shared photographs and details of naval assets, including warships, with Pakistan-based ISI contacts and transferred money from his bank account to a handler.
- ATS says the case was developed through electronic and physical surveillance, with seized devices and documents now under forensic examination.
- Agencies are probing whether a social‑media honeytrap recruited him and are examining his recent Dubai honeymoon for possible links, while assessing if a wider espionage network is involved.