New Delhi, Sep 26, 2025
Hanif Khan’s arrest on charges of spying by the Rajasthan Police marks the fourth espionage-related arrest in Jaisalmer this year. In the aftermath of Operation Sindoor, Intelligence agencies had warned that the ISI would indulge more in espionage and disinformation warfare against India.
In the last couple of months, there has been a massive jump in the number of arrests in the country relating to espionage. This signals that the ISI has increased spying operations in India.
The spying operations by the ISI are run by its Unit 412, which is based in Karachi.
This is the same unit that runs the honey trap racket. This unit is very active now, the agencies have learnt, and it performs a variety of tasks.
It has been tasked with launching a disinformation war aga