At a press conference, special cell DCP Sanjeev Kumar Yadav said that Sharma was writing on defense-related issues for some Indian media organizations, as well as China’s Global Times.
He was reportedly contacted by Chinese intelligence agents in 2016. Sharma was also in contact with a Chinese intelligence officer, the police officer claimed, adding that the freelance journalist received “40 lakh rupees in a year and a half and he was receiving $ 1,000 “. for each information “.
Sharma was arrested on September 14 based on input from central intelligence. Police have confiscated classified defense documents from him, DCP said.
He said that a Chinese woman and her Nepalese partner were also arrested for allegedly paying Sharma large amounts of money sent through shell companies.
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