<p>Lucknow: A man from Gujarat has been sentenced to rigorous imprisonment (RI) by a special NIA court here for being part of a Pakistan-led espionage ring involving an Indian Army personnel, according to an official statement issued on Thursday.</p><p>Anas Yakub Giteli has been sentenced to multiple sentences ranging from 3 to 5 years' RI, along with fine, it said. All sentences will run concurrently.</p>.NIA arrests man from Bengaluru for supplying IEDs to trigger blasts in Assam on Independence Day.<p>Giteli, a resident of Godhra town under district Panchmahal in Gujarat, was arrested with Indian Army signalman Saurabh Sharma in January 2021 in the case originally registered by the Uttar Pradesh Police.</p><p>NIA took over and re-registered the case in February 2021.</p><p>A charge sheet against the two was filed by the NIA in July 2021. Sharma was sentenced by the NIA court last month.</p><p>According to investigation, Sharma was lured by a pseudonymous entity operated by Defence/ISI agents of Pakistan and had shared secret information about the Indian Army with the entity called 'Neha Sharma,' said the statement issued by the National Investigation Agency.</p><p>The said entity had hatched a criminal conspiracy to obtain restricted and confidential information from Indian Army officials, it said.</p><p>Sharma had received funds from multiple sources, including Pakistani, and also from Giteli, in lieu of sensitive/confidential information passed to Pakistani ISI operatives, the statement said.</p><p>The restricted information included the order of battle, troop deployments, locations, strength and composition of ambush parties, and other sensitive information, it added.</p><p>Giteli, at the behest of Pakistan-based ISI handlers, had deposited funds in the account of Pooja Singh, Sharma's wife, and had sent the photo of the deposit slip to his handlers as a confirmation of the funds transfer, the probe agency said.</p><p>The two accused used to frequently delete the incriminating logs/digital footprints, WhatsApp communication, including the incriminating WhatsApp chats and images, to hide their wrongdoings, NIA investigations had revealed.</p>
<p>Lucknow: A man from Gujarat has been sentenced to rigorous imprisonment (RI) by a special NIA court here for being part of a Pakistan-led espionage ring involving an Indian Army personnel, according to an official statement issued on Thursday.</p><p>Anas Yakub Giteli has been sentenced to multiple sentences ranging from 3 to 5 years' RI, along with fine, it said. All sentences will run concurrently.</p>.NIA arrests man from Bengaluru for supplying IEDs to trigger blasts in Assam on Independence Day.<p>Giteli, a resident of Godhra town under district Panchmahal in Gujarat, was arrested with Indian Army signalman Saurabh Sharma in January 2021 in the case originally registered by the Uttar Pradesh Police.</p><p>NIA took over and re-registered the case in February 2021.</p><p>A charge sheet against the two was filed by the NIA in July 2021. Sharma was sentenced by the NIA court last month.</p><p>According to investigation, Sharma was lured by a pseudonymous entity operated by Defence/ISI agents of Pakistan and had shared secret information about the Indian Army with the entity called 'Neha Sharma,' said the statement issued by the National Investigation Agency.</p><p>The said entity had hatched a criminal conspiracy to obtain restricted and confidential information from Indian Army officials, it said.</p><p>Sharma had received funds from multiple sources, including Pakistani, and also from Giteli, in lieu of sensitive/confidential information passed to Pakistani ISI operatives, the statement said.</p><p>The restricted information included the order of battle, troop deployments, locations, strength and composition of ambush parties, and other sensitive information, it added.</p><p>Giteli, at the behest of Pakistan-based ISI handlers, had deposited funds in the account of Pooja Singh, Sharma's wife, and had sent the photo of the deposit slip to his handlers as a confirmation of the funds transfer, the probe agency said.</p><p>The two accused used to frequently delete the incriminating logs/digital footprints, WhatsApp communication, including the incriminating WhatsApp chats and images, to hide their wrongdoings, NIA investigations had revealed.</p>