New Delhi (CNN) An Indian soldier has been "honey trapped" into giving sensitive information to a fake Pakistani Facebook account, highlighting the widespread "catfishing" problem facing India's military.

Sombir Singh, 22, was stationed near the India-Pakistan border when he struck up an intimate online relationship with an account he believed to be operated by an Indian army medical officer.

Over the course of a year, the soldier revealed sensitive information, including troop and tank movements to his fake lover.

"He was honey-trapped via Facebook from a lady in Pakistan," Umesh Mishra, additional director general of police (intelligence) for the Rajasthan Police, told CNN. India and neighboring Pakistan are long-time military rivals.

The pair shared erotic and intimate messages, as well as explicit photographs, according to officials.

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