A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan arrested for allegedly spying for Pakistan was transferred out of Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir just six days before the deadly terrorist attack struck the high-security area, sources told India Today TV.
The accused, Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Moti Ram Jat, was posted to the 116th battalion of the CRPF in Pahalgam before his transfer.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which arrested Jat from Delhi earlier today, said he was involved in passing classified intelligence to Pakistan Intelligence Officers (PIOs) in exchange for money since 2023. According to officials, the information shared included operational details of Indian security forces, movement patterns, and locations of key military installations.
The soldier has been dismissed from the Army post his arrest. He is currently being interrogated by NIA officials, who are probing the depth of the espionage network and his possible links to the Pahalgam attack, which killed 26 civilians, mostly Hindu tourists.
Jat landed in trouble after central agencies, working with the Army, flagged his social media activity, which allegedly “acted in violation of established norms and protocols,” according to a statement issued by the CRPF.
“Concurrently, the individual has been dismissed from service with effect from 21.05.2025, under the relevant provisions of the Constitution of India read with the CRPF Rules,” the statement said.
Jat was presented before a special court, which remanded him to NIA custody till June 6.
In the past two weeks, authorities have arrested at least 13 people from Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh on espionage charges, uncovering what appears to be a Pakistan-linked spy network active across northern India.
