Two men have been arrested in Bihar for allegedly helping Pakistani operatives activate Indian WhatsApp accounts by sharing OTPs in exchange for money
Published: October 28, 2026, 11:29 AM IST
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Two Held For Allegedly Helping Pakistani Operatives: A major counter-espionage breakthrough has surfaced from Bihar, where police, in a joint operation with Andhra Pradesh Police, busted a cross-border cyber espionage networkAs per police, the network was operating out of Raxaul, a small town located on the Indo-Nepal borderCops have arrested two individuals, identified as Aditya Pandey (23), a resident of Naga Road in Raxaul, and 24-year-old Raja Kumar, who hails from Harlakhi in Madhubani.
How Police Busted A Cross-Border Cyber Espionage Network
Police started its investigation from an Andhra Pradesh case that led to Raxaul on October 25 after following the digital footprints that were connected to the local Raxaul marketThe syndicate used to procure Indian mobile phone numbers and forward the resulting One-Time Passwords (OTPs) to Pakistani operativesThe details allowed Pak handlers to remotely configure and run WhatsApp accounts disguised as genuine Indian users.
