NIA searches 15 locations across eight States in Pak.-linked spying case

A view of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) headquarters, in New Delhi. File. | Photo Credit: PTI

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday (May 31, 2025) conducted a search operation at 15 locations in eight States in a Pakistan-linked espionage case.

The searches were carried out on the premises of suspects linked to the Pakistan intelligence operatives in Delhi, Maharashtra (Mumbai), Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Assam, and West Bengal.

“NIA teams have seized several electronic gadgets and sensitive financial documents during the searches. These are being extensively examined for clues to the espionage racket being run by Pakistan-based operatives as part of an anti-India terror conspiracy,” said the agency.

“The suspects whose premises were searched had connections with Pakistani operatives, and acted as financial conduits for carrying out espionage activities in India,” it said, adding that the NIA registered the case on May 20.

The case was instituted following the arrest of an accused person who had been sharing sensitive information with Pakistan intelligence operatives since 2023 and had received funds through various conduits in India in lieu of leaking classified information related to national security.

CRPF assistant sub-inspector held

Earlier this week, the NIA arrested an assistant sub-inspector of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) for allegedly “sharing sensitive information with Pakistan Intelligence officers”. The CRPF dismissed assistant sub-inspector Moti Ram Jat on May 21, based on the findings.

A resident of Rajasthan, Jat had been posted with the 116 Battalion of the CRPF in Jammu & Kashmir, and had been allegedly passing on information to Pakistani officials since 2023. The battalion is deployed in the Pahalgam area, where 26 people were gunned down by terrorists on April 22. 

It is alleged that the Pakistani officials had approached the CRPF staffer via social media, posing as a woman, and later extracted sensitive information, including on the movement of convoys.  

Published - May 31, 2025 11:54 pm IST