News Photographer Gets Life Term For Spying For Pakistan In Odisha by Kalahandi Info February 13, 2021 written by Kalahandi Info February 13, 2021 0 comment 152 views Share 0FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsappEmail Judge Girija Prasad Mohapatra held Iswar Chandra Behera, a photographer engaged at DRDO laboratory at ITR on a contractual basis, guilty of conspiracy and sharing vital information with Pakistan’s ISI agency among various foreign intelligence agencies. Balasore (Odisha): An Odisha court on Thursday sentenced a photographer to lifetime imprisonment for spying at the Integrated Test Range in Odisha’s Balasore district. Judge Girija Prasad Mohapatra held Iswar Chandra Behera, a photographer engaged at DRDO laboratory at ITR on a contractual basis, guilty of conspiracy and sharing vital information with Pakistan’s ISI agency among various foreign intelligence agencies. The court also slapped a fine of ₹ 10,000 on the convict. As per the prosecution, Behera was tracked and arrested by intelligence agencies for leaking vital information and a police case was registered against him, which was later transferred to the crime branch. He was convicted under sections 121 A (sedition) and 120 B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code, and 3, 4 and 5 of the Official Secrets Act, a government counsel said. The police confirmed that money was credited into Behera’s bank account from various countries, he said. Behera, who hails from Kantipur village in Mayurbhanj district, was employed as a photographer at the ITR on a contractual basis since 2007 at a monthly remuneration of ₹ 8,000. He was working in the CCTV section of the ITR’s control tower. The prosecution said that Behera was spying for Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) for 8-10 months prior to his arrest. He was in constant touch with his handler over the phone and had met him at least 10 times during his trips to Kolkata, a police official had said. Source: ndtv Share 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsappEmail Kalahandi Info previous post Siddhartha and the Swan (The Saviour is more potent than the destroyer) next post WATCH: Bus Catches Fire in Odisha’s Rayagada, Narrow Escape For 50 Passengers You may also like Admissions to Kalahandi med college to start this... March 12, 2023 Meet the man who built Kalahandi Seed Bank March 12, 2023 Odisha to expand coffee cultivation in six districts March 10, 2023 Elephant found dead in Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary March 8, 2023 Major Reshuffle Of Judges In Odisha, Check details June 23, 2022 Odisha: Headmaster Held For Sexually Harassing Inmates Of... May 23, 2022 Nuakhai Celebrated In Odisha’s Kalahandi District September 16, 2021 Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik distributes BSKY smart health... September 14, 2021 Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik dedicated 200 bedded COVID... June 19, 2021 Odisha Declares Journalists as Frontline Covid Warriors May 3, 2021 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ