From flirtatious texts to a SIM-enabled spy camera, the Inter-Services Intelligence’s (ISI) honeytrap playbook in Jammu is getting bolder and more hi-tech. In a major counter-espionage bust, the Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested a 24-year-old truck driver from Kathua for allegedly setting up a live surveillance feed for Pakistani handlers after falling into a trap.
The Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested a 24-year-old truck driver from Kathua for setting up a live surveillance feed for Pakistani handlers.
A case has been registered against the accused Aman under the Official Secrets Act. The action follows a joint operation by Jammu and Kashmir Police and intelligence agencies. The breakthrough, police say, was not just photos; it was hardware. During interrogation, police found that Aman had installed a SIM-enabled CCTV camera outside his house, angled at a road frequently used by security forces near the border. The camera allegedly livestreamed footage to his handlers. Another module was busted in Pathankot, where a man was arrested for installing a CCTV camera outside a shop in Sujanpur overlooking the Jammu-Pathankot National Highway, a lifeline for Army movement to Kashmir, to stream convoy movement to Pakistan. Police have issued a fresh advisory cautioning young people in border areas about fake female profiles on Snapchat, Messenger and Instagram posing as BSF personnel, Kashmiri women or job agents, luring them with money and obscene content to extract sensitive information.
He was paid Rs 20,000 for the installation, with payments routed through a Dubai-based channel.
“His mobile phone has been seized and forensic analysis is under way,” a senior police officer said.
