OTP sharing with Pak operatives: Odisha STF nabs one more accused from Pune

The Odisha Special Task Force (STF) has arrested one more person for his alleged involvement in the scam of OTP sharing to Pakistani Intelligence Operatives (PIOs).

The accused, Abhijeet Sanjay Jambure, was arrested from Pune, Maharashtra on June 29 and was brought to Bhubaneswar on a transit report. Abhijeet, a Graduate in Statistics from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University, Gujarat, was currently working in WIPRO (a Software company) in Pune.

Senior STF officials informed that Abhijeet was in regular touch with two Pakistani Intelligence/ Pakistani Army Intelligence Officials since long. In 2018, Abhijeet met One Danish alias Syed Danish Ali Naqvi of Khanki, Faislabad, Pakistan through Facebook Messenger, who identified himself as Freelancer at “Chegg”.

Chegg is an American education technology company and Abhijeet had shared his user id and Password with Danish. Danish was working (solving problems/questions etc.) in Chegg using Abhijeet’s identity. However, the earning was credited in Abhijeet’s account in India.

To return this favour, Abhijeet had to do some work for Danish.

In a release, the STF said it was Danish who introduced Abhijeet to his friend -Khurram alias Abdul Hamid of Karachi. Khurram is believed to be a senior Pakistan Army intelligence officer having a big base/network of agents in India.

As per the instruction of Khurram, Abhijeet used to transfer money to various PIOs working in India. Abhijeet also talked to at least seven Pakistan citizens and 10 Nigerian Citizens through WhatsApp, the STF said in the release.