In the wake of the sensational arrest of the BrahMos engineer for allegedly spying for Pakistan, The Intelligence Bureau has issued a high alert against the hostile neighbour’s ‘honeytrap’ strategy, which is prevalent in India.

The alert states that Pakistan’s ISI has been utilizing good looking Chinese and Pakistani girls to lure and set the trap on high ranking officials and those involved in dealing with sensitive information.

The latest intelligence report says that the ISI is targeting young Indian scientists. The spy agency’s strategy includes profiling the scientists and then engaging them online using the fake profile of women. Intelligence agencies have reportedly issued an alert to government officials, especially in the defence forces, to raise awareness against honey trapping attempts.

ISI’s ‘honeytrap’ strategy also includes vulgar chats. To make sure the victims believe in the fake profiles, at times dummy models are used for erotic video calls. Sources also said that to hide their locations, ISI agents use the ‘IP masking technique’ which means rerouting IP addresses.

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Reports also stated that the ISI is suspected of using English and Urdu speaking women to trap Indian officers through social media. After profiling potential targets, they send friend requests to officers on Facebook and exchange numbers and start chatting, before blackmailing the officers to provide classified information.

Nishant Agarwal, an engineer with the BrahMos Aerospace unit in Nagpur, was arrested on charges of passing on sensitive information to Pakistan’s spy agency. BrahMos aerospace is tasked with developing the supersonic Brahmos missiles that are considered the fastest cruise missiles in the world. The Nagpur Brahmos unit where Nishant was employed makes propellants for the missiles.