MEA staffer 'honey trapped': What's the role of sex in spying?

The Delhi Police on Friday (November 18) arrested a driver working with the Ministry of External Affairs in connection with an alleged espionage case. Police sources said that the driver was honey trapped and is said to have passed on confidential information to the other accused involved in the case. The arrest took place after security agencies alerted the police that the driver was passing on the information to someone in Pakistan. He is currently being questioned. What does 'honey trap' mean? The practice of 'honey trapping' refers to the use of romantic or sexual relationships to get information out…