Delhi Police arrests Air Force officer suspected of passing secrets to Pakistan's ISI
Captain Arun Marwah
The special cell of Delhi Police has filed an FIR against the officer under the Officials Secrets Act.
The Delhi Police has arrested an Indian Air Force (IAF) officerGroup Captain Arun Marwah on charges of providing secret IAF documents to Pakistan's intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
Marwah was handed over to the Special Cell's northern range on Wednesday after being interrogated for nearly 10 days by the counter intelligence wing of the IAF, a senior police official said.
He has been booked under the Official Secrets Act (OSA) provisions and five days police custody has been granted by the court for questioning him, he said.
Reports said earlier that the officer may have been "honey trapped" as he was suspected of sending pictures of classified documents through social media channel WhatsApp.
The identity of the woman hasn't been established.
As per the complaint filed against Marwah by the Air Force, he was caught by the counter intelligence wing after he was found carrying a high-end phone at the headquarters, which are banned there.
The counter intelligence wing is also probing whether he was part of any larger espionage ring.
The IAF officially did not comment on the matter.
Punishment under the Official Secrets Act entails a jail term of up to seven years.