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Minority sect uses Net to feed ISI with defence data

Minority sect uses Net to feed ISI with defence data

Author: T. Sunil Reddy
Publication: The Times of India
Date: September 19, 2000

Call it hi-tech spying. State intelligence agencies have found that followers of the Deendar Anjuman sect reportedly fed Pakistan's Inter-services Intelligence (ISI) with vital information about the defence establishments located in and around the city via the Internet.

Informed sources in the state intelligence said some Deendar Anjuman members collected details of the defence and atomic energy institutes, including the prestigious Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO), Nuclear Fuel Complex, Bharat Dynamics Limited, and passed it on to Pakistan's ISI. The Deendar members compiled the data on compact discs (CDs) and transmitted it through the Internet.

The sources said the local Deendar members were supervised by Hasan-ul-Zama, the junior warrant officer of Indian Air force (IAF), who was arrested by the Bangalore police sometime back. Hasan is a native of Nuzvid in Krishna district and he along with two brothers were involved in the activities of the Deendar sect.

The sources said a chance detection of the CDs at a hideout of Deendar members in Krishna district led to the arrest of three more persons- Khamruddin, Sharuddin and Iqbal Sufi- who acted according to Hasan's directions and did the job for him.

After obtaining permission from the court, the police recently opened the CDs and were reportedly shocked to find it containing sensitive information.

Sources said the Deendar members collected the topographical details of almost all defence, atomic energy and space establishments in the city, including DRDO, NFC, BDL, RCI, DRDL, NRSA and ECIL. While DRDO and DRDL manufacture vital defence products for the country, the Research Centre Imarat (RCI) is working on high-range missile technology, including Agni- II project.

The CDs were reportedly loaded with the information about individual officers functioning at each of the projects, their personal details and also their strengths and weaknesses. The distance between each of the vital institute from railway station, bus stand and airport was also clearly mentioned in the CDs.

Intelligence sources said Hasan, the IAF officer, himself collected important data about the Indian Air Force and leaked it to the ISI. He worked in the stores department of IAF for some years and hence could gather much of information about the IAF, a senior official investigating the case told this newspaper.

According to him, Hasan even sent information about the clothes and the colour of dresses the IAF personnel of various ranks wear on duty.

The intelligence official, however, ruled out the possibility of Deendar members penetrating deep into the current defence projects and gathering data. "The Deendar might have collected the information from lower-rung staff, who in turn passed on them to Pakistani ISI agency," he said.

The official pointed out that the ISI, like any other counter-intelligence agency, was interested in knowing about the personal details of senior staff members working in important defence establishments.

When contacted, director-general of police H.J. Dora confessed that Deendar members tried to smuggle out data on defence establishments in the city. "We have alerted the military intelligence agencies about the incident," he said.
 


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