Soldier arrested in UP's Meerut in connection with BrahMos spying case
MEERUT: An Indian Army personnel has been arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut in connection with the BrahMos spying case. The soldier, part of the Signal Regiment, was picked up days after an engineer at the BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited in Maharashtra was arrested by the UP police.
The soldier has spent 10 years in the Army, but he had been under the intelligence unit's radar for the last three months. Sources says he was revealing crucial information to Pakistan.
Nishant Agrawal, the arrested BrahMos Aerospace engineer, had reportedly been interacting with two Islamabad-based Facebook accounts, the UP police's Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) said. The UP police said that Mr Agrawal was in touch with Pakistan's intelligence operatives through these accounts.
The investigation into the espionage case led to the soldier's arrest today, UP police said.
courtesy : ndtv.com
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India beat SA by 7 wickets in third T20I to take 2-1 lead in 5-match series
Dharamsala (PTI): A clinical show by the pacers helped India beat South Africa by seven wickets in the third T20 International to take 2-1 lead in the five-match series here on Sunday.
After the pacers produced a mesmerizing spell of swing bowling to bundle out South Africa for a below-par 117, the Indian batters chased down the target with 25 balls to spare.
Openers Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill contributed 35 and 28 respectively, while one down Tilak Varma made 26 not out as India reached 120 for 3 in 15.5 overs.
Earlier, Arshdeep Singh (2/13), Harshit Rana (2/34) and Hardik Pandya (1/23) shone with the ball after India chose to bowl.
Skipper Aiden Markram offered the lone spark for South Africa with a spirited 46-ball 61.
Brief Scores:
South Africa: 117 all out in 20 overs (Aiden Markram 61; Arshdeep Singh 2/13, Harshit Rana 2/34, Hardik Pandya 1/23, Varun Chakravarthy 2/11, Shivam Dube 1/21).
India: 120 for 3 in 15.5 overs (Abhishek Sharma 35, Shubman Gill 28, Tilak Varma 26 not out; Corbin Bosch 1/18).
