NIA special court sentences two more accused in Visakhapatnam Navy spying case

A National Investigation Agency NIA Special Court has sentenced two more accused in the Visakhapatnam Navy espionage case taking the total convictions so far to four a statement from the central agency saidThe special court at Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh has sentenced Mohammad Haroon Haji Abdul Rehman Lakdawala of Mumbai Maharashtra to simple imprisonment SI of five and a half years under each of sections 17 and 18 of UAP ActImran Yakub Gileti of Godhra Gujarat has been sentenced to 6 years of SI for each of the same offences The accused have also been imposed a fine of Rs 5000 each and will have to undergo an additional oneyear simple imprisonment in the event of default in payment of the fine the statement saidThe case pertains to spying activities conducted at vital installations and Indian Navy establishments by foreign spiesagents operating in the country Lakdawala was arrested by the NIA in May 2020 and Gileti in September 2020 in case No RC052019NIAHYD They were nabbed from their respective home states the statement addedThe two accused were found to be agents of foreign intelligence agencies and involved in espionage activities in India threatening the countrys unity integrity security and sovereignty The men were in regular contact with the Pakistani spiesagents through WhatsAppNIA Special Court Sentences 2 more Accused in Visakhapatnam Navy Spying Case pictwittercomkZEYpz4ncimdash NIA India NIA_India October 17 2025Further as per NIAs statement both had relatives in Pakistan and had come in contact with Pakistani intelligence agencies during visits to the neighbouring country investigations had revealed They were engaged in illegal clothes and other multiple businesses with Pakistan through unlawful channels and the money derived from these businesses was used to fund espionage activities in India The accused had deposited various amounts into the accounts of accused Navy personnel through online money transfer Points of Sale PoS and other banking channels from Mumbai and Godhra on the directions of Pak agentsNIA which took over the investigation from Counter Intelligence Police Station Intelligence Department Andhra Pradesh Police Vijayawada in December 2019 had arrested a total of 15 accused including 11 Navy personnel over the course of the investigation In June 2020 the agency had chargesheeted 14 accused followed by a supplementary chargesheet against an accused in March 2021 Further investigation and trial in the case continueThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever