A terror funding conspirator from Mumbai was arrested by the National Investigation Agency on Saturday who was involved in the 2019 Visakhapatnam espionage case. The case involved spies based in Pakistan who honey-trapped some junior level Navy personnel through social media and collected vital information regarding location and movements of Indian naval ships and submarines. The NIA arrested Abdul Rehman Abdul Jabbar Sheikh, 53, from his residence based on inputs given during questioning those accused in the case and technical analysis. So far the arrests made in the case include Abdul Rehman's wife Shaista Quaiser, 11 Navy personnel, and Mohammed Haroon Haji Abdul Rehman Lakdawala, 49, from Mumbai. The racket was eventually busted in an operation code-named `Dolphin`s Nose` conducted by naval intelligence, Central agencies and Andhra Pradesh State Intelligence wing.

Source: dna June 06, 2020 14:03 UTC