# IAF Wing Commander arrested for leaking secrets after honey-trap 2026-08-08T20:40:24+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A serving Indian Air Force Wing Commander was arrested on May 30 after being honey-trapped by Pakistani intelligence operatives on social media. Delhi Police filed a chargesheet on July 30 under the Official Secrets Act, accusing him of leaking classified defence documents and installing covert remote-access malware on a colleague’s mobile phone. The IAF had kept him under surveillance for months, then alerted the Intelligence Bureau. The 44-year-old officer is in Tihar jail in judicial custody. IAF said its proactive measures caught him, reaffirming zero tolerance for such offences. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com - thehindubusinessline.com Tags: espionage, honey trap, IAF, national security, Official Secrets Act, Pakistan Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/iaf-wing-commander-honey-trapped-by-pak-operatives-charged-for-info-leak/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/iaf-wing-commander-honey-trapped-by-pak-operatives-charged-for-info-leak/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.