DRDO Guest House Staff Arrested In Rajasthan For Spying For ISI

A contractual manager working at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Guest House near the Chandan Field Firing Range in Jaisalmer was arrested by Rajasthan’s CID Intelligence for allegedly spying for Pakistan’s intelligence agency, the ISI. The man, identified as Mahendra Prasad, is accused of sending secret and strategic information about India to Pakistan.

Dr. Vishnukant, Inspector General of Police, CID (Security) in Rajasthan, said that ahead of the state-level Independence Day celebrations, CID Intelligence has been keeping a close watch on possible anti-national activities by foreign agents operating in the state.

The person arrested in the case of spying for ISI is named Mahendra Prasad. The 32-year-old man is a native of Palyun in Uttarakhand’s Almora. He was working as a contractual manager in one of the guesthouses of DRDO in Jaisalmer, located at the Chandan Field Firing Range.