LUCKNOW, March 16 -- An employee of an ordnance factory in Firozabad was on Friday arrested for espionage after he allegedly leaked classified information to Pakistani intelligence agency ISI, Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) said.

The said employee, Ravindra Kumar, 45, was honey-trapped by ISI handler 'Neha Pandey', and he shared information concerning the factory with her through Facebook and WhatsApp, the agency said.

Kumar was called for interrogation at the ATS headquarters in Lucknow on Thursday night and arrested on Friday.

In a note to the media, ATS said the accused was arrested under the charges of Section 148 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The section addresses conspiracy to commit offenses punishable under Secti...