Overview

• Rajasthan CID Intelligence arrested 47-year-old Hanif Khan on September 25 in Jaisalmer for allegedly passing Army and Operation Sindoor details to Pakistan’s ISI for money.
• Officials say he maintained contact with Pakistani handlers via social media and had access to sensitive areas near Mohangarh and Ghadsana along the border.
• Technical analysis of his mobile phone and questioning at the Central Interrogation Centre in Jaipur reportedly indicated he relayed strategic military information.
• A local court on September 26 ordered four days of police custody for coordinated questioning by state, central and military agencies.
• Authorities link the case to a broader counter-espionage push since May, with most reports calling this the fourth espionage-related arrest in Jaisalmer this year.