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Navy Sailor Arrested Over Alleged Data Leak to Pakistani Operative
A Navy sailor named Pradeep Mukherjee was arrested in Coimbatore.
He was attending a course at a Navy facility when police took him into custody.
Officials say a woman linked to Pakistani intelligence contacted him online.
They allege she built a relationship with him to get sensitive Navy information.
Investigators suspect the information may have been about ships, naval assets, and activities at a base in Visakhapatnam.
They are still checking what information may have been shared.
They are also looking into whether he received money.
The investigation is ongoing, and the allegations have not been established in court.
Andhra Pradesh Police Counter Intelligence arrested 31-year-old Pradeep Mukherjee on October 3, 2026, at INS Agrani in Coimbatore.
Mukherjee, originally from West Bengal, joined the Navy in 2014 and was posted with the Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam.
Officials allege a woman working for Pakistani intelligence contacted him through social media several months earlier and used a honey trap.
Investigators suspect information about strategic naval assets, fleet movements, and operations at the Visakhapatnam base was shared.
Authorities are assessing the extent of any compromise and examining possible financial transfers through hawala or digital channels.
- Who
- Pradeep Mukherjee, a 31-year-old Indian Navy sailor, was arrested by the Andhra Pradesh Police Counter Intelligence cell.
- What
- He is accused of sharing classified maritime information with a Pakistani operative through an alleged social-media honey trap.
- Where
- He was arrested at INS Agrani in Coimbatore; he was posted with the Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam.
- When
- He was arrested on October 3, 2026; officials said the operative contacted him several months earlier.
- Why
- Investigators allege that an online relationship was used to obtain sensitive naval information.
Investigators' allegations
Case status
Alleged information sharing
Investigators' allegations
Investigators suspect Mukherjee shared sensitive information about naval assets, fleet movements, and operations at the Visakhapatnam base.
Case status
The reports describe these as allegations and say investigators are still determining what information, if any, was compromised.
Alleged motive or payment
Investigators' allegations
Authorities are investigating whether money was routed to Mukherjee through hawala or digital payment channels.
Case status
The reports do not confirm that any payment was made.
Key facts
- Arrested
- Pradeep Mukherjee, 31
- Arrest date
- October 3, 2026
- Arrest location
- INS Agrani, Coimbatore
- Arresting agency
- Andhra Pradesh Police Counter Intelligence cell
- Navy service
- Joined in 2014; posted with the Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam
- Suspected information
- Details concerning strategic naval assets, fleet movements, and the Visakhapatnam base's operational framework
- Ongoing inquiries
- Investigators are assessing the scope of any information compromise and checking for possible hawala or digital payments
Sources
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