MUMBAI, March 17 -- The Bombay High Court on Monday reserved its verdict on the bail application of former Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) scientist Pradeep Kurulkar, who is accused of sharing sensitive information with an alleged Pakistani intelligence operative. After hearing arguments from both sides, a single-judge bench of Justice Shivkumar Dige said the matter was reserved for orders and that the ruling would be pronounced in due course. Kurulkar, 60, was arrested by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on May 3, 2023, in a suspected honey-trap espionage case following a complaint filed by the defence establishment. According to the ATS charge sheet, investigators recovered what they described as "explosive" chats between the scientist and a woman believed to be linked to Pakistani intelligence. At the time, Kurulkar was serving as director (research and development) at DRDO. The agency has alleged that Kurulkar shared confidential defence-related information with the woman in an attempt to cultivate an intimate relationship with her. Investigators claim the suspected operative used multiple fake identities, including Zara Dasgupta and Juhi Arora, to communicate with him. These accounts were allegedly created on messaging platforms using two phone numbers bearing the +44 United Kingdom country code. According to the ATS, Kurulkar discussed several defence systems, including BrahMos, Rafale-linked weapon systems in which he was involved....