DRDO espionage case: In a serious improvement into the espionage case, whereby a DRDO scientist Dr Pradeep Kurulkar, arrested on prices of offering confidential info to a Pakistani agent has been sent to judicial custody for 14 days. A particular courtroom in Maharashtra’s Pune on Tuesday remanded the DRDO scientist and sent him to judicial custody until May 29.
Anti-Terrorism Squad of Maharashtra police arrested Kurulkar, a director at one of many Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) labs in Pune on May 3. As per experiences, through the listening to the scientist requested for some medicines citing the issue of excessive blood sugar. He additionally requested residence meals.
Court refused his request for residence meals
The courtroom allowed Kurulkar to have the medicines however refused his request for meals to be delivered from his residence.
Earlier on Monday, the particular courtroom prolonged his police custody until Tuesday after the prosecution mentioned his cell phone wants to be analysed.
Kurulkar was in contact with an agent
It is alleged that the DRDO scientist was in contact with an agent of a “Pakistan Intelligence Operative” via WhatsApp and video calls. An ATS official final week claimed that it was a case of honeytrap.
An offence underneath related sections of the Official Secrets Act was additionally registered in opposition to Kurulkar after his arrest.
As per a report of PTI, the prosecution earlier knowledgeable the courtroom 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.
