India, Oct. 26 -- A 52-year-old retired honorary Indian Army captain from Kannamangalam in Tamil Nadu's Vellore has been arrested for allegedly sharing information on military activities with a suspected Pakistani woman he met on a social media platform and posed as a Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) research assistant, police said on Monday.

Investigators said P Babu retired from the army in 2022 after 28 years of service and has since been teaching at the National Cadet Corps academy in Chennai. They added that Babu allegedly shared information about the purchase and stock of weapons.

The case is the latest in a series of online entrapments of defence personnel. Andhra Pradesh's Counter Intelligence Cell this month...