India News: Senior DRDO scientist Pradeep Kurulkar, arrested in an alleged espionage case, on Wednesday moved a bail application before a special anti-terrorism s
Arrested on May 3 by Maharashtra’s Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), DRDO scientist Pradeep Kurulkar is facing charges pertaining to spying and wrongful communication with a female Pakistani Intelligence Operative (PIO) in a suspected case of honey trap.
DRDO scientist Pradeep Kurulkar was arrested on May 3 under the Official Secrets Act and is now in judicial custody. Kurulkar and Zara Dasgupta were in contact through WhatsApp as well as voice and video calls, the chargesheet said.
The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad has informed a court here that it has made a woman Pakistani agent who apparently honey-trapped DRDO scientist Pradeep Kurulkar a co-accused in the case. The prosecution had earlier informed the court that the agency had seized a phone on which the Pakistani agent had messaged Kurulkar using an Indian number.