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The Diplomat’s trap: How Madhuri Gupta fell for a Pakistani honeytrap
India Today
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5/22/2025
Before the Jyoti Malhotra honeytrap scandal shocked the nation, there was Madhuri Gupta- a seasoned Indian diplomat who fell for a Pakistani handler and leaked classified intelligence.
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When the Jyoti Malhotra case came to light, it was Dejavu for India.
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Fifteen years ago, in 2010, diplomat Madhuri Gupta was convicted of spying for Pakistan's ISI,
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underscoring the persistent threat of espionage and the use of tactics like honey trapping.
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Gupta, a Gruppi Indian Foreign Service officer, was posted in Islamabad in 2007
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as second secretary, press and information at the Indian High Commission.
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Madhuri Gupta was a seasoned diplomat, JNU alum, fluent in Urdu, a Sufi poetry lover,
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with postings in Iraq, Liberia, Malaysia and Croatia.
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But in Islamabad, love met espionage.
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Javed Rashid, a Pakistani journalist, introduced her to intelligence operatives
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Mubshir Raza Rana and Jamshed, codenamed Jim.
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Gupta, then 52, grew close to Jim, age 30, who was tasked with seducing her and extracting secrets.
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The Honey Trap was a textbook case.
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It started with helping her find a rare book by Jaishya Muhammad chief Masood Azhar.
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Roomy codes turned into late-night chats, talk of marriage, even conversion to Islam and moving to Istanbul.
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Gupta leaked over 70 emails with classified intel, defense details, operation blueprints,
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even Indian officer IDs and details linked to the 2611 attacks.
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According to the chart sheet, all were sent via her official computer and Blackberry
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using email accounts created by her handlers such as lastrao at the rate gmail dot com and arao at the rate gmail dot com.
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In March 2010, Gupta tried to gather intel on JNK's Kashmir annual plan and a 310 megawatt hydro project
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as instructed by her handlers.
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In a letter dated October 3, 2009, in the 700-page chart sheet, Gupta had quoted that Jamshed treats me like a dog.
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In early 2010, barely a year and a half after the 2611 Mumbai attacks,
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whispers of a mole inside the High Commission reached then IV chief Rajiv Mathur.
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On April 21, 2010, Gupta was summoned to Delhi under the pretext of SARC summit preparations
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and was arrested at the Ministry of External Affairs by Delhi Police's special cell on April 22, 2010.
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Her confession revealed she leaked sensitive defense info and exposed Indian operatives,
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though no physical documents were found.
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In 2018, a Delhi court convicted her under Section 3 and 5 of the Official Secrets Act
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and Section 120B of the IPC criminal conspiracy, sentencing her to three years in jail.
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Gupta died in 2021 at the age of 64, awaiting her trial.
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