<span style="color: #222222;">The Special Cell of Delhi Police has arrested a freelance journalist Rajeev Sharma who was found working for Chinese intelligence officers. During the search of his house in Pitampura, New Delhi, one laptop, some confidential documents related to Indian Defence departments and some other incriminating documents were recovered and seized. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">During his police custody remand, one Chinese lady Qing Shi and her Nepalese partner Sher Singh alias Raj Bohra have also been arrested who were found supplying him huge amounts of money routed through Hawala channels for conveying sensitive information to Chinese Intelligence.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Few days ago, a secret input was received from an Intelligence Agency that Rajeev Sharma is having links with Foreign Intelligence Officer and he has been receiving funds from his handler through illegal means and Western Union money transfers platform for conveying sensitive information, which concerns National Security and Foreign relations. An FIR was registered under various sections of Official Secrets Act by the Special Cell on 13th of this month and he was arrested the next day. </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Speaking to the media, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Special Cell Sanjeev Kumar Yadav said, Journalist Rajeev Sharma was involved in passing sensitive defence and strategic information to Chinese intelligence officers from 2016 to 2018. He used to meet them at several locations in different countries. His two associates, a Chinese woman and a Nepalese man, have a company in Mahipalpur, from where they exported medicines to China. Money sent from China was given to agents in Delhi. The DCP said, as per the probe, transactions of Rs 40 to 45 lakh have taken place in the last one year.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' <br />'' </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">AIR Correspondent reports, on interrogation, Rajeev Sharma has disclosed his involvement in procurement of secret or sensitive information and further conveying the same to his Chinese handlers namely Michael and George, based in Kunming, China, through different digital channels. He further disclosed that he was about to send or convey these recovered secret documents to his handlers. In the past also, he had sent several documents in the form of reports to his handlers and got a handsome remuneration for the same.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">During the period of 2010-2014, Rajeev Sharma wrote a weekly column for GLOBAL TIMES, widely known as a mouthpiece of the Chinese Government. Observing those columns, one Chinese intelligence agent named Michael from Kunming city of China contacted Rajeev Sharma through his LINKEDIN account and invited him to Kunming, China for an interview in a Chinese Media Company. The entire trip was funded by Michael. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">During the meeting, Michael and his junior Xou asked Rajeev Sharma to provide inputs on various aspects of India-China relations. Between 2016 to 2018, Rajeev Sharma was in contact with Michael and Xou. He was tasked to provide the information or inputs on issues like Indian deployment on Bhutan-Sikkim-China tri-junction including Doklam, the pattern of India-Myanmar military co-operation and India-China boundary issue.  </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Subsequently, Rajeev Sharma had meetings with Michael and Xou in Laos and Maldives once each and gave briefings on the above-mentioned topics. Besides these visits, Rajeev Sharma was also in contact with Michael and Xou through e-mail and social media.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In January last year, Rajeev Sharma came in contact with another Kunming based Chinese entity George. He visited Kunming China through Kathmandu and met George. George was introduced as a General Manager of a Chinese Media Company. During the meeting, George asked Rajeev Sharma to write or inform about Dalai Lama related issues. For this, Rajeev Sharma was offered 500 dollars per article or information. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">George told Rajeev Sharma that they will send him money through his company's sister concern based in Mahipalpur, Delhi being operated by a Chinese lady Qing. Rajeev Sharma has received more than Rs 30 Lakh from George in about 10 instalments from January 2019 to September 2020 for the information provided by him. Rajeev Sharma had further meetings with George in Malaysia and again in Kunming City, China.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">During investigation, it was revealed that shell companies were being operated by foreign intelligence to transfer funds to Rajeev Sharma. It was revealed that Chinese nationals namely Jhang Chang and his wife Chang-li-lia were running the companies MZ Pharmacy and MZ Malls, under fake names Suraj and Usha. They are both presently in China and on their behalf, another Chinese lady Qing Shi and one Raj Bohra, a Nepali National both directors of MZ Pharmacy are presently operating the business from Mahipalpur. Both, Qing Shi and Sher Singh alias Raj Bohra have also been arrested. Further investigation with respect to the Chinese shell companies based in Mahipalpur is in progress.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Forensic analysis of seized mobile phones and laptops is being conducted to unearth the entire network and conspiracy in this case. Identities and roles of other foreign nationals involved in the conspiracy are also being ascertained.</span><br />''