A Delhi based journalist, Rajeev Sharma, was arrested on September 14 under the Official Secrets Act (OSA) on the charges of allegedly possessing defence-related classified papers, reports The Indian Express. In a statement, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) (Special Cell) Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, stated that Rajeev Sharma was arrested from Pitampura in North-West District of Delhi for possessing defence-related classified documents. Further investigation is in progress. Sharma previously worked with United News of India, The Tribune and Sakaal Times runs a YouTube channel called ‘Rajeev Kishkindha’ with11,900 subscribers. Rajeev Sharma was also one of the people who stated in 2019 that he had been alerted about his phones being targeted for surveillance through the Israeli spyware Pegasus.