Accused spy leaked Indian naval secrets for crypto
State secrets revealing the details of Indian Navy submarines and warships have reportedly been leaked to Pakistani intelligence operatives by an Indian spy in exchange for crypto , an offense punishable by death. As reported by local media, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) accused Manmohan Surendra Panda of spying for Pakistani operatives before selling the confidential naval documents. The Mumbai resident allegedly exchanged India’s classified information with an operative identified as ‘Harsh’ and received payment through “ crypto channels” for his spy work. He supposedly received the crypto payment from various other Pakistani operatives. Panda is charged with spying under Section 3 of The Official Secrets Act (OSA), conspiracy towards acts of terrorism under Section 18 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, and destroying evidence under Section 201 of The Indian Penal Code. According to The OSA, the penalty for spying “where the offence committed is… i...