LUCKNOW: An worker of Indian embassy in Moscow, arrested in Lucknow on Jan 28, was allegedly honeytrapped and enticed with a sum of Rs 25 lakh to collaborate in a posh internet of espionage and worldwide intrigue orchestrated by Pakistani spy company Inter-Providers Intelligence, investigators stated on Tuesday.UP police’s ATS, which took custody of 27-year-old Satyendra Siwal, stationed as safety assistant in Moscow since 2021, claimed that he confessed to divulging details about Indian navy installations and issues associated to nation’s international places of work.”Throughout his tenure in Moscow, he got here into contact with a girl who claimed to be from Canada and developed a relationship together with her, regardless of being married and having youngsters.” The girl, purportedly appearing on behalf of ISI, lured Siwal into divulging labeled information. “Siwal was supplied cash in trade for info by way of her contacts,” an ATS officer stated.In accordance with ATS officers, Siwal failed to offer an evidence for the supply of cash present in his Indian checking account within the Russian metropolis. ATS has requested Moscow to authenticate particulars of his financial institution accounts there.ATS scrutinised Siwal’s accounts and monetary transactions since 2021, uncovering a number of funds from unidentified supply. Siwal was nabbed whereas he was in Lucknow for his cousin’s wedding ceremony. A local of Hapur in UP, he now faces fees underneath part 121A (conspiracy in opposition to the state) and Official Secrets and techniques Act, 1923.ATS ADG Mohit Agarwal confirmed that each one digital gadgets belonging to Siwal have been confiscated and forwarded for a forensic audit to retrieve any erased or tampered information. In accordance with ATS sources, ISI operatives have been making an attempt to entice ministry of exterior affairs (MEA) staff with monetary incentives in trade for delicate info.