NB Explains | OTP Scams & Helping Pakistan's ISI, the New Pandemic in India

NewsBharati    08-Jul-2023 13:02:14 PM   
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Odisha Police's STF has arrested a person from Satara on charges of helping Pakistan's ISI. He has been identified as Abhijit Jambhure.
 


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What happened? 

 
Abhijit Jambhure is alleged to be involved in the OTP scam. A large number of SIM cards were taken. Based on that, social media accounts were opened. People like Abhijeet used to provide the OTP for that. It has been revealed that these accounts are being used by ISI for cyber war. These people also use these SIM cards for online shopping. The material procured from it was given to ISI agents. Abhijeet met the ISI agents through Facebook. All this was done for money. Abhijit holds a Master's Degree in Numerology from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University, Gujarat. He was working in a software company in Pune.
Do these people not realize that they are committing betrayal of their Motherland?

What do STF officials say? 

 
The STF officials said Abhijeet was in regular touch with two Pakistani intelligence officials for a long time. In 2018, he met one Syed Danish Ali Naqvi of Khanki, Faisalabad, Pakistan through Facebook Messenger, who identified himself as a freelancer at an American education technology company.
 
"Abhijeet had shared his user ID and password with Danish. Danish was working on Abhijeet's identity but the earnings were credited in the latter's account in India. Against his favor, Abhijeet had to do some work for Danish," the officials said. According to the STF, Danish introduced Abhijeet to his friend Khurram allies Abdul Hamid of Karachi, Pakistan. Khurram is believed to be a senior Pakistan Army intelligence officer having a big base/network of agents in India. And as per the instruction of Khurram, he used to transfer money to various PIOs working in India. Abhijeet also talked with at least seven Pakistani citizens and 10 Nigerian Citizens through WhatsApp,

Earlier, the STF detected crypto trading worth Rs 1 crore through various Indian and foreign exchanges by two of the accused of the OTP sharing gang. So far, six persons have been arrested for sharing the OTP of pre-activated SIMs to some criminals and suspected Pakistani agents. The special task force is conducting further investigation to nab other accused who are involved in the scam. Is Defrauding the Country a New Pandemic?


Many such cases have come to light in the past year. It seems that the country is being cheated continuously from different parts of the country. Getting caught in the honey trap for momentary pleasure, cheating with the country for the lure of money is increasing day by day. If this growing disease is not stopped in time, it will not take long for this terrible disease to spread like an epidemic in the entire country. If this terrible disease spreads all over the country, then it can pose a serious problem of internal security of the country and at the same time the life of educated youth can be ruined, so the root of this terrible disease should be searched.

What Is The Main Root Cause?


It is a shadow warfare technique that has been practiced since ancient times to infiltrate the enemy country and obtain the secret information that we need. Every country is thus planting its own spies in the enemy country. So there is nothing new in it. In the 60s and 70s, the United States spread its CIA network all over the world. India was no exception. This was due to India's Non-Alignment policy and Inclination towards Russia. Meanwhile, many Indian scientists, government officials, industrialists, and important politicians of the country were dragged into their net by the American intelligence system. so there is nothing new in it. but the serious question arises when the country's youth class is now the new target of Pakistan ISI. Pakistan has completely collapsed on the economic front. The political and administrative system in Pakistan is completely Fragmented. And as usual, the Pakistan Army is now about to take over. Despite this, Pakistan's Mischief behavior towards India is not stopping, this shows how immature Pakistan is even after 75 years of independence.


Now What Is The Exact Solution to This Burning Issue?

 
Today, many highly educated youth are being dragged into the Net of Pakistan's ISI. Most of these young people are software engineers and work in reputed IT companies. So what exactly happens when these youngsters get dragged into the ISI's net? Primarily it is believed that honey traps and Luring towards money are the cause. If this is to be stopped, then the growing attraction of youth towards chauvinism must be curbed as soon as possible. simultaneously A large-scale awareness campaign should be conducted in this regard among the youth of all age groups. This campaign should be implemented in schools, colleges, and all IT companies in the country through the Ministry of Home Affairs and local police. Cyber ​​warfare is a new form of warfare that has emerged in the last decade. And the Android phone in your pocket and the social media sites you use on it are the battlefields of this war. How to take special precautions while using social media? How to identify fake accounts? There is an urgent need to create public awareness on how to recognize certain suspicious activities, and how to report them to the police immediately.

In this way, we can urgently control this new infectious disease by conducting mass awareness campaigns and reducing the appeal of chauvinistic lifestyles.

Siddharth Naik

Siddharth Naik has completed his Masters in Marathi Literature after graduating BA in Economics as well as Diploma in "Geo Politics, National Security and International Relations". He has also worked for Akashvani Pune as a Guest Artist. Along with this, he has experience presenting papers on various topics in many seminars. International politics, national security, and terrorism are his special interests and subjects of study.