West Bengal STF has uncovered that Arpita Sarkar, aide of suspected JeM associate Hamim Mondal, maintained encrypted contacts with Pakistan-based Shahzad Bhatti Network (SBN). Investigators suspect she was being used for honey-trapping and blackmailing influential persons in West Bengal.
A 15-year-old boy in Pathankot, Punjab, was arrested for allegedly sharing sensitive security information with Pakistani handlers after being radicalized online. Police said the tech-savvy minor’s mobile was cloned, and he had recorded key locations, posing potential national security risks
