<p>The Indian Army has started an investigation after a soldier hailing from Amritsar, Punjab and posted under the Northern Command was found to be passing data to Pakistani operatives.</p>.<p>Sources said the soldier was caught red-handed by his seniors. After the incident came to light, a Court of Inquiry was ordered to probe how the soldier could get access to the data and the extent to which it was leaked to the operatives of Pakistani agencies.</p>.<p>“The probe would also find out how deeply the soldier was engaged with the enemy operatives and how much vital data he may have passed on to the enemy operatives,” a source said and added the mobile phone of the accused soldier is also being checked.<br /> <br />“The inquiry will also find out whether some other persons were involved with him or he has himself got and leaked the data,” a source said and added the source from where he got the data is also being traced.</p>.<p>A local newspaper reported that the data breach took place when the Indian Army was engaged in a military stand-off with the People's Liberation Army of China in the Ladakh region.</p>.<p>The Udhampur-based Northern Command is in charge of security on both China and Pakistan borders in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh sectors.<br /> </p>
<p>The Indian Army has started an investigation after a soldier hailing from Amritsar, Punjab and posted under the Northern Command was found to be passing data to Pakistani operatives.</p>.<p>Sources said the soldier was caught red-handed by his seniors. After the incident came to light, a Court of Inquiry was ordered to probe how the soldier could get access to the data and the extent to which it was leaked to the operatives of Pakistani agencies.</p>.<p>“The probe would also find out how deeply the soldier was engaged with the enemy operatives and how much vital data he may have passed on to the enemy operatives,” a source said and added the mobile phone of the accused soldier is also being checked.<br /> <br />“The inquiry will also find out whether some other persons were involved with him or he has himself got and leaked the data,” a source said and added the source from where he got the data is also being traced.</p>.<p>A local newspaper reported that the data breach took place when the Indian Army was engaged in a military stand-off with the People's Liberation Army of China in the Ladakh region.</p>.<p>The Udhampur-based Northern Command is in charge of security on both China and Pakistan borders in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh sectors.<br /> </p>