The official, who worked for the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) of India and worked on critical missions, including missiles, was arrested under the Official Secrets Act.
Maharashtra State Anti-Terrorism Squaf (ATS) has arrested a senior DRDO official in Pune for allegedly “miscommunicating” with Pakistani-based intelligence officials in a suspected honey trap case, The Indian Express reported.
A senior ATS official told The Indian Express that the investigation was initiated following a complaint received from DRDO regarding that case. The official was detained on Wednesday and appeared in court in Pune, where he was detained by ATS on Thursday.
The statement made by ATS as follows:
“This case appears to be primarily a honey trap case where the senior scientist contacted Pakistani-based intelligence officers after he was ambushed using photos of women on social media platforms. He was in contact with Pakistan-based agents through voice messages and video calls from September to October last year and is suspected of sharing some sensitive information with the agents.”
According to the DRDO website, Kurulkar is one of DRDO’s leading engineers. In addition, Kuralkar is alleged to have played a key role as Chief Designer in the design, development and delivery of a range of military engineering systems and equipment, including the MRSAM missile, Nirbhay cruise missile and Prahar missile.
According to the news made by India Tv News in addition to the aforementioned projects, Kurulkar pioneered the development and application of electro-mechanical servo drive technology for high-performance military applications. It was also stated that the person took part in autonomous unmanned land vehicles and smart robotic equipment projects.
What is a Honey Trap?
The method that aims to trap the target with romantic relationships is known as the “honey trap” in the intelligence literature and is frequently used by intelligence organizations. Israeli organizations often prefer and practise honey-traps.( e.g: Vanunu Incident)
