Ordnance Factory Worker Arrested: Ordnance Factory Employee The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) arrested Kumar Vikas, a junior works manager at the Kanpur Ordnance Factory, on Wednesday. He is accused of sharing highly sensitive defense information with a suspected Pakistani intelligence agent. This arrest happened just days after the ATS detained Ravindra Kumar, an employee at the Ordnance Factory in Firozabad, for similar charges. Both men were reportedly talking to someone using the fake name Neha Sharma, who is believed to be a Pakistani intelligence handler.
According to Additional Director General (ADG) of Police, ATS, Nilabja Chaudhary, Kumar Vikas first met Neha Sharma on Facebook in January 2025. She pretended to work BHEL and gained his trust. Later, they moved their conversations to WhatsApp. Chaudhary said, “Upon investigation, ATS identified Kumar Vikas, a resident of Kanpur Dehat district, currently residing at C-131 New Highwacity, Naramau, under Bithoor police station, Kanpur Nagar.”
Uttar Pradesh | UP ATS arrests one more person for sharing confidential and important sensitive information/documents of Ordnance Factory to alleged Pakistani agent
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The ATS found that Vikas used the mobile game Ludo to secretly communicate with the suspected spy. He was allegedly offered money in exchange for sharing classified documents. These documents included details about equipment, ammunition production, employee attendance, machine layouts, and production charts from the Kanpur Ordnance Factory. Authorities are worried that this leaked information could harm India’s security and give enemies important details about the country’s defense systems.
The ATS has filed a case against Vikas at their police station in Lucknow. The case includes charges under Section 148 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita or BNS and Sections 3/4/5 of the Official Secrets Act.
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Earlier, on March 13, the ATS arrested Ravindra Kumar, who worked at the Ordnance Factory in Firozabad. He was also accused of sharing confidential and sensitive information with the same fake agent, Neha Sharma. The ATS found sensitive documents on Kumar’s phone, which he had sent to the Pakistani agent. He could not explain why he had shared these documents.
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The ATS released a statement saying, “In the last few days, the Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) has been receiving information about handlers of a Pakistani spy agency, under pseudonyms, luring staff at the External Affairs Ministry and the Government of India, and offering them money to obtain confidential and classified information and documents, which could have posed a threat to India’s internal and external security.”
These arrests show how Pakistani agents are using fake identities and online platforms to trap Indian employees and steal important information.
