The shocking espionage allegations against an Indian YouTuber have sent shockwaves across the country. The YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra has been accused of passing sensitive information to Pakistan Intelligence Operatives (PIO). A similar, or rather even more horrifying, case of espionage had emerged in 2010 when IFS officer Madhuri Gupta was arrested for spying and transferring information. Read on to know more.
Madhuri Gupta Case?
Madhuri Gupta was an IFS officer, and it all started when she was serving at the Indian High Commission in Islamabad. During her office hours, she met a 30-year-old man named Jamshed, also known as ‘Jim’. They struck a conversation on a book written by Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Maulana Masood Azhar. Madhuri Gupta fell for the man, who was an ISI agent and was ready to go to any lengths for him, even marry and convert to Islam.
During the investigation, Madhuri Gupta had accepted that she had taken the step of going against the nation just for revenge and dissatisfaction with the Indian Government. However, she had later accepted that the emotional bond with the ISI operative was also a motive behind the espionage. The Intelligence officer found around 70 emails that were made for her to communicate with the ISI. Madhuri Gupta had passed a lot of sensitive information, including the credentials of Intelligence officers and defence plans.
As per the various reports, she was arrested after being called for the SAARC summit in India on the pretext of needing her assistance. Madhuri Gupta was convicted by a Delhi Court in 2018. She died in Bhiwadi, Rajasthan.
This is so scary!