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Odisha man gets lifer for spying, sharing defence secrets with Pakistan s ISI
A former contractual employee of DRDO, Iswar Chandra Behera was arrested on January 23, 2015, by a special team of police following a joint probe by the IB and State Intel Wing for over 10 months.
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BALASORE: The Additional District and Sessions Court of Balasore on Thursday awarded life imprisonment to a videographer who was arrested on charges of spying six years ago.
Judge Girija Prasad Mohapatra convicted Iswar Chandra Behera under sections of 121 (A) (Waging, or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against the Government of India), 120 (B) (criminal conspiracy), and Sections 3, 4, 5 of Official Secrets Act, 1923. The court also directed him to pay a fine of Rs 10,000.
Photographer Gets Life Term For Spying For Pakistan In Odisha Photographer Gets Life Term For Spying For Pakistan In Odisha Judge Girija Prasad Mohapatra held Iswar Chandra Behera, a photographer engaged at DRDO laboratory at ITR on a contractual basis, guilty of conspiracy and sharing vital information with Pakistan s ISI agency among various foreign intelligence agencies.
A photographer was to life imprisonment for spying. (Representational)
Balasore (Odisha):
An Odisha court on Thursday sentenced a photographer to lifetime imprisonment for spying at the Integrated Test Range in Odisha s Balasore district.
Judge Girija Prasad Mohapatra held Iswar Chandra Behera, a photographer engaged at DRDO laboratory at ITR on a contractual basis, guilty of conspiracy and sharing vital information with Pakistan s ISI agency among various foreign intelligence agencies.
Odisha court sentences former photographer to life in sedition case
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AAA A local court sentenced a former contractual photographer of the integrated test range (ITR) at the Abdul Kalam island with life imprisonment in a sedition case in Odisha’s Balasore district on Thursday.
The photographer, identified as Iswar Chandra Behera, was also slapped a penalty of ₹10,000, apart from life imprisonment, by Balasore Additional District and Session Judge Girija Prasad Mohapatra.
He was convicted under Sections 121A and 120B of the IPC, and Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Official Secrets Act.
“The activities proved against accused Ishwar Chandra Behera clearly establishes that the accused was spying inside the ITR and taking advantage of his engagement,” the 47-page judgment says.