Lonely Indian soldiers catfished by Pakistani spies

Senior general warns soldiers to be sceptical of phony Facebook accounts

Indian soldier in Kashmir
An Indian soldier on duty in Kashmir
(Image credit: ROUF BHAT/AFP/Getty)

Pakistani operatives are posing as attractive women online to “catfish” Indian soldiers into handing over sensitive information, military chiefs have warned.

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