- By Surarika Das
- Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:50 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI members are honey-trapping Kashmiri youth through social media. The agency members usually target young men who are unemployed as travel agents or employers or attractive women and force them to share sensitive information about the military establishment and neighbouring area.
How Does The Setup Work?
A man from the Doda district met a conwoman named Uzma on Facebook. The woman who posed as a student was, in reality, an ISI agent. The two had built a strong connection between December 2025 and March 2026. They also talked on video calls and shared photos and videos with each other. The fraudster then asked the individual to share pictures of Indian military bases and units involved in counter-terrorism operations.
Initially, when the man refused, the woman threatened him to release his private pictures. A few days later, an ISI officer and a terrorist handler called him separately and threatened to kill him along with his family. He was also offered a monthly salary of two lakh rupees in exchange for information on military bases.
The honeytraps usually occur on social media platforms such as Facebook, Snapchat, Telegram and X.
Another man from Doda, honey-trapped by Pakistani intelligence agencies through internet media, travelled to Rajouri, along the Line of Control, and was tasked with establishing a local network for terrorists and the ISI. The ISI specifically instructed him on six military installations.
Karan, a resident of Makwal village in a border town in Jammu, came in contact with an unknown woman. She claimed to be a Border Security Force officer stationed in Punjab. The two soon developed a strong bond.
Later, citing connectivity issues, the woman asked for the OTP of Karan's mother's WhatsApp account, which he shared. He was then asked to send photographs and videos of army bunkers, defence posts and bridges in the Jammu region.
According to police, he received 2,000 rupees for the initial information. When he was asked for more sensitive information, military intelligence began monitoring his activities. Upon confirmation, the army alerted the Jammu police, and he was arrested in a joint operation.
Police Launch Campaign To Spread Awareness
The police have launched an awareness campaign with the help of various NGOs and local public representatives. This campaign involves identifying youth from specific areas and providing counselling. Furthermore, in many places, police and other security agencies also check the phones of young people on suspicion during routine checkpoints.