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Santri, 37, was among 2 persons arrested by Udupi constabulary connected November 20, 2025, for alleged sharing with Pakistanis classified accusation astir Indian naval ships successful Udupi and Kochi shipyards. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Udupi constabulary person arrested 2 persons hailing from Uttar Pradesh connected the complaint of sharing with Pakistan delicate accusation of Indian Navy ships being built successful the Udupi Cochin Shipyard and successful Kochi Shipyard of the Cochin Shipyard Limited.
Udupi Superintendent of Police Hariram Shankar gave the names of the arrested persons arsenic Rohit, 29, and Santri, 37, some from Sultanpur territory successful Uttar Pradesh.
They were arrested from a country successful Udupi connected November 20. They were produced successful the jurisdictional court, which remanded them to 14 days of judicial custody.
Mr. Shankar told reporters successful Udupi connected November 21 that Rohit earlier worked successful Kochi Shipyard. He moved to Udupi Shipyard six months ago. Santri worked successful Kochi Shipyard. Both were moving arsenic ‘insulators’ connected contractual basis. They are employees of Shushma Marine Private Limited, which has a sub-contract with Cochin Shipyard Limited.
While moving successful Kochi Shipyard, Rohit illegally shared, via WhatsApp and Facebook, with Pakistani radical the confidential database of recognition numbers and different classified accusation astir the Indian Navy ships being built astatine Kochi Shipyard. After moving to Udupi, helium shared accusation astir naval ships successful Udupi Shipyard. In addition, helium besides shared accusation helium received from Santri astir naval ships successful Kochi yard.
The 2 are accused of engaging successful activities, which could endanger the sovereignty, unity, and integrity of India, and airs a menace to interior security.
On November 19, the CEO of Udupi Cochin Shipyard filed a ailment with the Malpe constabulary successful Udupi, who registered a lawsuit for offences punishableunder Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and Sections 3 and 5 of the Official Secrets Act.
A squad led by Assistant Superintendent of Police Harsha Priyamvada and Police Sub-Inspector D. Anil Kumar arrested the duo connected November 20. They were produced earlier the jurisdictional magistrate, who remanded them to judicial custody.
The SP said Rohit had been recovered sharing delicate classified accusation astir naval ships for the past 18 months. “Seeing the aggregate times Rohit has received money, it appears that helium is the main accused,” Mr. Shankar said.
On November 22, the constabulary volition use to the tribunal for custody of the 2 persons. They volition look for different persons allegedly associated with the 2 arrested persons. The steadfast that recruited the 2 arrested persons volition besides beryllium questioned.
Udupi territory constabulary is handling the lawsuit nether the supervision of Mr. Priyamvada. National probe agencies volition beryllium joining the probe successful the coming days, helium said.
