Vizag spying case: Another accused held in Mumbai
Salim was found to have activated the SIM cards that were being used by the Pakistani intelligence officers involved in the racket.
Published: 21st November 2023 09:48 AM | Last Updated: 21st November 2023 09:48 AM | A+A A-
The office of the National Investigation Agency in New Delhi. (File Photo | AFP)
VISAKHAPATNAM: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday arrested one more accused in the Visakhapatnam espionage case, which is related to the leak of classified defence information through a Pakistani ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence) spying network.
The accused, identified as Amaan Salim Shaikh, was arrested from Mumbai. The central agency had conducted raids at two locations—one in Mumbai and the other at Hojai in Assam.
Salim is the third person to be arrested in the case.
The NIA has filed chargesheets against four people, including two absconding Pakistani operatives.
Salim was found to have activated the SIM cards that were being used by the Pakistani intelligence officers involved in the racket.
The issue came to light in 2021 when the counterintelligence cell in Andhra Pradesh registered the case on January 12, 2021, under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and Official Secrets Act, according to an official release.
