Lok Sabha Question No. 3701 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-09
Subject: Espionage Activities
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: PONNUSAMY VENUGOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3701

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH  AUGUST, 2016/SHRAVANA 18, 1938 (SAKA)

ESPIONAGE ACTIVITIES

3701. DR. P. VENUGOPAL:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  it  is  true  that  many  BSF  personnel  were  acting  as  links  to both Pakistan and Bangladesh and passing on vital information to ISI of Pakistan;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto;

(c) the number of persons arrested for spying activities particularly for ISI during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise; and

(d) the measures taken by the Government to check espionage activities in the country?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a)  to  (b):  In  the  year  2015,    one  serving  personnel  of  Border  Security Force  was  arrested  on  the  charges  of  espionage  on  behalf  of  Pakistan Intelligence  Operative.    An  FIR  was  registered  on  16  November,  2015 against  the  accused  BSF  personnel  under  Section  3/9  of  the  Official Secrets Act, 1923.

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## L.S.US.Q.NO.3701 FOR 09.08.2016

(c): During the course of neutralization  of Pak espionage modules from the  period  2013-2016  (till  date),  a  total  number  of  52  agents  were arrested/detected in spying activities for Pak backed intelligence agency (ISI). State-wise details of espionage agents arrested/ detected during the last three years in the country are given below:

| Year             | Espionage agents arrested/detected   | Espionage agents arrested/detected   | Espionage agents arrested/detected   | Espionage agents arrested/detected   | Espionage agents arrested/detected   | Espionage agents arrested/detected   | Espionage agents arrested/detected   | Espionage agents arrested/detected   |
|------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|                  | Raj.                                 | Punjab                               | W.B.                                 | U.P.                                 | Telan- gana                          | A&N Islands T.N                      | Odisha                               | Delhi                                |
| 2013             | 04                                   | 02                                   | 07                                   | - -                                  | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    |
| 2014             | -                                    | 02                                   | -                                    | 03 01                                | 02                                   | 01                                   | -                                    | -                                    |
| 2015             | 03                                   | 03                                   | 04                                   | 03 -                                 | -                                    | -                                    | 01                                   | 06                                   |
| 2016 (Till date) | 04                                   | 06                                   | -                                    | - -                                  | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    |

(d): The  Government  has  been  pursuing  a  well  coordinated  and  multi pronged approach to tackle such activities which include sanitization of staff and officers, cyber security, installations of CCTV and Biometric and electronic surveillance, strengthening vigilance on the borders to check infiltration and illegal cross border activities, gearing up the Intelligence machinery to interdict Pakistani agents, close interaction and coordination  between  different  agencies  of  the  Centre  and  the  State Governments etc.

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