Jaipur: An Army jawan has been arrested for allegedly passing sensitive information to operatives of Pakistan’s spy agency ISI. The soldier, who was posted in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer, has been produced in court. Also Read - India's NSA Ajit Doval Walks Out of SCO Meet as Pakistan Presents 'Fictitious Map' Showing Jammu and Kashmir as Its Own

According to a News 18 report, Sepoy Somveer Singh was taken into custody after he was caught sharing sensitive information with a woman named ‘Anika Chopra’ whom he befriended her on Facebook two years ago. Also Read - Jammu and Kashmir: Pakistan Shells Mortars in Poonch District Along LoC, Indian Army Retaliates

The woman, who claims to be an Army Captain of the Military Nursing Group in her Facebook profile, is actually an ISI agent who operative from across the border. Also Read - Outrage in Pakistan After Robbers Gang-Rape Woman in Front of Her 3 Children in Punjab Province

“The jawan has been arrested in Jaisalmer by the Rajasthan Police and the Army is providing all possible assistance to the civilian authorities in this investigation,” Defence PRO Colonel Sambit Ghosh said.

In October last year, BrahMos Aerospace engineer Nishant Agrawal was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police and their Maharashtrian counterpart at BrahMos’ Wardha Road facility in Nagpur for allegedly leaking “technical information” to Pakistan.