Overview

• Rajasthan CID (Intelligence) arrested Mangat Singh in Alwar on October 10 and booked him under the Official Secrets Act, 1923.
• A special court in Jaipur on October 11 ordered three days of police custody after his production in court.
• Officials allege he shared photos and videos related to Army and BSF movements, including from Alwar and Ambala cantonment areas.
• Police say he had been in online contact with Pakistani handlers for about two years and was allegedly honey-trapped by a handler using the pseudonym Isha Sharma.
• Investigators report mobile phone evidence and transactions totaling over ₹10,000, with the case proceeding as part of the broader Operation Sindoor surveillance effort in strategically sensitive areas.