A former cook—Shashikant Jha at the Indian Air Force (IAF) Officer’s mess based in Gorakhpur has been arrested on July 7, with the possession of confidential information related to the ‘take-off’ schedule of the IAF’s fighter planes based in Air Force Station—Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, reports NDTV. Shashikant who is a native of Banka District in Bihar was caught by the IAF officials and was later handed-over to the Police for the investigation, said Inspector Pradeep Shukla of Shahpur Police Station in Gorakhpur. The interrogation revealed that Shashikant worked at Officer’s mess as cook till September 2017 and used to note down the secret information while over-hearing the Officer’s conversation. He [Shashikant] had not ‘entry pass’ to enter the Air Force colony from where he was caught by the Air Force security personnel, said unnamed Police official.