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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Man killed in flat ceiling plaster crash, wife and son hurt
Thane (PTI): A 45-year-old man was killed, and his wife and son were injured when a portion of plaster from the ceiling collapsed in their flat in a seven-storey building in Thane on Saturday, officials said.
Chief of the Regional Disaster Management Cell, Yasin Tadvi, said the 16-year-old building is not listed in the "dangerous" category.
"The incident occurred in Karumdev Society at about 3 am. The plaster of the hall in a flat on the terrace floor suddenly fell while the occupants were asleep", he said.
Of the four people who were inside the room, two suffered minor injuries and were discharged after primary treatment, Tadvi stated.
The injured persons were identified as Arpita More (42), who suffered minor head injuries, and her son Arush More (16), who sustained injuries to both legs.
Manoj More (45), who sustained chest injuries, died during treatment at a private hospital.
