Satendra Siwal, a Moscow-based Indian embassy staffer, was arrested by UP s Anti-Terror Squad for spying for Pakistan s ISI. Siwal confessed to his involvement in "anti-India activities" after being lured by a honey trap on Facebook. The use of social media, especially Facebook, as a hunting ground for ISI honey traps targeting Indian officials has become a common modus operandi. The honey trappers meticulously select targets based on their educational background and vulnerabilities. Another case involved an IAF officer who fell for a honey trap on Facebook, leaking sensitive information. The honey pots of the ISI target vulnerable individuals, both men and women, who are single, lonely, or disgruntled.
At least 27 people were detained as a group representing the wives of mobilised soldiers gathered at the Kremlin wall to lay flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier monument, said OVD-Info, which reports on freedom of assembly in Russia. A number of people were also detained at other locations in central Moscow, OVD-Info said. A growing movement of Russian women is demanding the return from the front of their husbands, sons and brothers who were mobilised after a decree by President Vladimir Putin in September last year.