During the raids, NIA teams seized several electronic gadgets, sensitive financial documents, and other incriminating materials. These are being examined as part of the agency’s ongoing probe into an espionage network allegedly operated by Pakistan-based handlers as part of an anti-India terror conspiracy.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday carried out searches at 15 locations across eight states in connection with a Pakistan-linked espionage case. The searches were conducted at the premises of individuals suspected to be linked with Pakistan Intelligence Operatives (PIOs) in Delhi, Maharashtra (Mumbai), Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Assam and West Bengal.
During the raids, NIA teams seized several electronic gadgets, sensitive financial documents, and other incriminating materials. These are being examined as part of the agency’s ongoing probe into an espionage network allegedly operated by Pakistan-based handlers as part of an anti-India terror conspiracy.
According to the NIA, the individuals targeted in the raids had established connections with Pakistani operatives and were acting as financial conduits to carry out espionage activities in India.
The investigation is linked to a case registered by the NIA on May 20 (RC-12/2025/NIA/DLI), following the arrest of an individual accused of leaking sensitive national security information to PIOs since 2023. The accused had allegedly received funds through various channels within India in exchange for classified information.
The NIA has registered the case under sections 61(2) (criminal conspiracy), 147 (waging war or attempting to wage war or abetting to wag against govt of India), 148 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023 (conspiracy to commit Section 147), sections 3 and 5 of the Official Secrets Act, 1923, and section 18 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, it said in a release.
Earlier, on May 26, the NIA had arrested CRPF personnel, identified as Moti Ram Jat, in connection with the same espionage case.
“The accused was actively involved in espionage activity and had been sharing classified information related to national security with Pakistan Intelligence Officers (PIOs) since 2023. The agency has further found that the was receiving funds from the PIOs through various conduits,” the NIA said in a statement.