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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a Kolkata nonmigratory allegedly progressive successful passing confidential security-related accusation to Pakistan quality officers (PIOs), said the bureau connected Wednesday (May 20, 2026).
The accused has been identified arsenic Zafar Riaz alias Rizvi, against whom a Look Out Circular had earlier been issued and proceedings were initiated to state him a proclaimed offender. He was joined to a Pakistani national, with their children besides being Pakistani citizens, arsenic alleged.
“Convicted earlier successful an espionage lawsuit nether the IPC (Indian Penal Code) and the Official Secrets Act, Zafar had been travelling often betwixt India and Pakistan since 2005,” the NIA said.
In a lawsuit registered by the NIA’s Delhi portion successful December 2025, the bureau recovered that helium was allegedly contacted and cultivated by PIOs to transportation retired espionage activities successful India “in lieu of fiscal inducements and the committedness of Pakistani citizenship”.
“To facilitate different espionage and panic operatives, the accused had provided one-time passwords (OTPs) of Indian telecom mobile numbers to a PIO to assistance him activate WhatsApp accounts. The alleged PIO had utilized these accounts to secretly pass with 1 Moti Ram Jat, besides an accused successful the instant case. Jat was besides engaged successful conveying concealed security-related accusation to the PIO,” said the agency, adding that further investigations were nether mode to individuality others progressive successful the racket.
In May 2025, the NIA conducted searches successful 15 locations successful Delhi, Maharashtra (Mumbai), Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Assam and West Bengal. The aforesaid month, it arrested the past Central Reserve Police Force Assistant Sub Inspector Moti Ram Jat, who was dismissed from service. He had allegedly been passing connected accusation to PIOs since 2023.
