The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested 3 more accused in the Visakhapatnam espionage case related to the Pakistani Intelligence Agency (ISI) on Tuesday (February 18, 2025). This arrest has been made with the help of local police.
Names of arrested accused
Vethan Laxman Tandel and Akshay Ravi Naik were arrested from North Kannada district of Karnataka, while Abhilash PA was arrested from Kochi in Kerala. A total of 8 people have been arrested in this case so far.
Sensitive information was sending pak
NIA investigation has revealed that these three accused were in touch with Pakistan Intelligence Operatives (PIOS) through social media. These people were sending sensitive information related to Karwar and Kochi naval bases of the Indian Navy to Pakistani agents. In return, they used to get money.
NIA charge sheet against pak agent
The case was started in January 2021 by the Counter Intelligence Cell of Andhra Pradesh. After this, the NIA took the case in his hand in June 2023. During the investigation, the NIA has so far filed a charge sheet against 5 people, including 2 Pakistani agents- Mir Balaj Khan and Alven. Apart from these, the names of Akash Solanki, Manmohan Surendra Panda and Aman Salim Sheikh are also among the arrested accused.
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NIA is constantly investigating to get to the bottom of this case. The agency believes that a large detective network of Pakistan and other enemy forces is active in India. Through this case, NIA is trying to expose this entire conspiracy.
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