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    <p>State <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="secrets" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/secrets.html">secrets</a> revealing the details of Indian Navy submarines and warships have reportedly been <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="leaked" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/leaked.html">leaked</a> to Pakistani intelligence operatives by an Indian spy in exchange for <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="crypto" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/crypto.html">crypto</a>, an offense punishable by death.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
    <p>As reported by local media, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) accused Manmohan Surendra Panda of spying for Pakistani operatives before selling the confidential naval documents.</p>
    <p>The Mumbai resident allegedly exchanged India’s classified information with an operative identified as ‘Harsh’ and received payment through “<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="crypto" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/crypto.html">crypto</a> channels” for his spy work. He supposedly received the <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="crypto" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/crypto.html">crypto</a> payment from various other Pakistani operatives.</p>
    <p>Panda is charged with spying under Section 3 of The Official Secrets Act (OSA), conspiracy towards acts of terrorism under Section 18 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, and destroying evidence under Section 201 of The Indian Penal Code.</p>
    <p>According to The OSA, the penalty for spying “where the offence committed is… in the interest or for the benefit of a foreign power, or is in relation to any work of defence, arsenal, naval, military,” <strong>can carry the death penalty or 14 years in prison</strong>.</p>
    <p>Panda also faces life imprisonment under his conspiracy charge. He was reportedly arrested months ago.&nbsp;</p>
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    <p>A similar instance occurred in 2021 when an American couple decided to sell confidential information relating to US nuclear submarines in exchange for $100,000 of the privacy-oriented crypto Monero.&nbsp;</p>
    <p>The couple offered snippets of confidential documents to someone they believed represented a foreign power but was, in fact, <strong>an undercover FBI agent</strong>.&nbsp;</p>
    <p>They uploaded the documents onto SD cards before hiding them in everyday objects and placing them in designated drop-off points. Some of the inconspicuous items included a peanut butter sandwich, a chewing gum packet, and band-aid packaging.</p>
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    <p><em>Read more: Ex-NSA worker sold gov’t <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="secrets" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/secrets.html">secrets</a> for <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="crypto" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/crypto.html">crypto</a> to benefit Russia</em></p>
    <p>The couple pleaded guilty to the espionage plot in 2022. Jonathan Toebbe was sentenced to over 19 years in prison while his wife, Diana Toebbe, <strong>received more than 21 years</strong>.&nbsp;</p>
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