India diplomat JAILED for passing 'sensitive information' to Pakistan amid WW3 fears
AN INDIAN diplomat has been jailed for passing "sensitive information" to Pakistan as
fears of World War 3 between the two South Asian nations continue to flare.
Madhuri Gupta was found guilty on Friday for "spying and wrongful communication of information"
in a New Delhi court.
Her actions took place while she was working in the Indian embassy in Islamabad.
The court declared the information "passed on by the accused was categorically sensitive
information, which could have been useful to the enemy country.
"Its secrecy was of utmost importance."
The 61-year-old was arrested in 2010 for allegedly passing information to Pakistan's intelligence
agency, ISI.
The diplomat was initially sentenced for breaching New Dehli's official secrets act.
She was held for two years before being released on bail.
Ms Gupta's lawyer, Joginder Dahiya, said the sentence would be appealed in a higher
court.
She stated: "She has already been in custody for about 21 months.
"She should have been released on the basis of the time she has already spent in jail."
The Press Trust of India (PTI) reported the 61-year-old managed to avoid a longer sentence.
It is understood this is because the information she passed over to Islamabad did not concern
military matters.
Madhuri Gupta was one of the lowest ranked officials at the Indian embassy in Pakistan.
She has consistently denied the charges and allegations against her.
But the court accused her actions of being an attempt to damage the reputation of India
and compromise its security.
Police said Ms Gupta had been under surveillance for six months before she was taken into custody
back in 2010.
Both India and Pakistan have accused one another of sending spies into each other's nation.
Tensions have flared between the two South Asian countries - a slew of ceasefire violations
along the contested border known as the Line of Control have caused World War 3 fears to
skyrocket.

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