The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has issued a strong advisory to its officials asking them not to take calls from unknown numbers and to avoid social media platforms. The advisory has come after a senior DRDO scientist Pradeep Kurulkar was arrested for allegedly being in contact with a Pakistan Intelligence Officer and leaking confidential info after he was apparently honey-trapped.
The scientist had additionally contacted an Indian Air Force worker of corporal rank.
“We have been issuing advisories and holding lectures by experts on maintaining cyber discipline but this incident has happened,” senior DRDO officials mentioned.
“After the arrest of senior scientist Pradeep Kurulkar, we have issued a strong advisory to all our personnel to maintain cyber discipline like not taking calls from unknown numbers of foreign numbers,” they mentioned.
A particular court docket in Pune on Tuesday remanded Dr Pradeep Kurulkar, arrested on prices of offering confidential info to a Pakistani agent, in judicial custody until May 29.
Kurulkar, a director at one of many Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) labs in Pune, was arrested by the Maharashtra police’s Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on May 3.
During the listening to, Kurulkar requested for some medicines, as he has an issue of excessive blood sugar, and residential meals. The court docket permitted that he be given medicines, however refused his request for meals to be delivered from his house. The court docket despatched Kurulkar in judicial custody for subsequent 14 days.
On Monday, the particular court docket prolonged his police custody until Tuesday after the prosecution mentioned his cell phone wants to be analysed.
The scientist was allegedly in contact with an agent of a “Pakistan Intelligence Operative” by means of WhatsApp and video calls, an ATS official mentioned final week, including it was a case of honeytrap.
After his arrest, an offence underneath related sections of the Official Secrets Act was registered towards Kurulkar.
The prosecution earlier knowledgeable the court docket that they seized a cellphone on which a PIO (Person of Indian Origin) agent had messaged the accused utilizing an Indian quantity.
Kurulkar had allegedly travelled to 5 to six nations on a diplomatic passport and the prosecution wished to know whom he met throughout these journeys.
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