New Delhi: In a case of honey-trapping, fifty jawans are under the scanner of intelligence agencies, and one jawan has even been arrested so far.
Anika Chopra, who claims to be an Army Captain of the Military Nursing Corps, in her Facebook profile picture is seen wearing a green saree and a pretty smile. That smile and the sequence of events is straight out of the honey-trapping rulebook of Pakistani intelligence, and the Indian Army is increasingly worried.
Sepoy Somveer Singh, posted with an armoured unit in Jaisalmer, was taken into custody after he was caught sharing sensitive information and pictures of his location and army exercises with Anika Chopra.
Singh, who hails from Rohtak, had met Anika in 2016 on Facebook shortly after being commissioned. He was flattered when a lady officer approached him with a friend request. The relationship soon turned intimate and Singh reportedly even made up his mind to divorce his wife and marry Chopra.
Initially, Anika asked Singh questions that seemed innocent enough and he did not hesitate while revealing the information to his friend. But as soon as he did reveal the details, Chopra started blackmailing him. Sources in military intelligence claim Singh had started accepting money in lieu of information, but added that so far only a trail of Rs 5,000 had been established.
Chopra had been courting not just him, but also fifty other soldiers as well who had disguised their identity on Facebook and posted likes and comments. Anika Chopra gave each jawan a specific time during which she would chat with them. These soldiers are being questioned by a joint team of Rajasthan STF and military intelligence.
Army Chief Bipin Rawat had lamented about honey-trapping last year, saying the men in uniform had been approached online by people with fake profiles of celebrities like Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra.
