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India Today
24-05-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Arrested Pak spy linked to ISI agents, facilitated money transfer: UP Police
Mohammad Haroon, arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) from Delhi and found to be working for ISI agents operating in India. Investigations revealed that Haroon acted as an agent for expelled Pakistan High Commission official Mohammad Muzammil Hussain, routing money through fake bank accounts to fund ISI operatives within the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has arrested two individuals — Mohammad Haroon from Delhi and Tufail from Varanasi—for spying for provided bank accounts under false names to Muzammil Hussain, which were used to collect payments from individuals seeking Pakistani visas. These funds were transferred via Haroon to unknown recipients believed to be ISI ATS is currently examining Haroon's mobile phone and financial records from the past three years to trace the flow of money and identify other involved Hussain has been declared persona non grata by the Indian government and ordered to leave the country. The ATS continues its investigation into this espionage network and the funding channels supporting ISI activities in accused, Tufail, was arrested in Varanasi on charges of spying for Pakistan. He maintained contact with over 600 Pakistani nationals and shared sensitive images and videos of strategic Indian locations such as Rajghat, Namo Ghat, Gyanvapi, the Varanasi railway station, and Delhi's Red also circulated WhatsApp group links that connected people in India directly to Pakistani contacts. One of his key contacts, Nafisa, is married to a Pakistani Army is further accused of sharing videos of Maulana Shad Rizvi, leader of the banned extremist group 'Tehreek-e-Labbaik', and forwarding messages promoting revenge for the Babri Masjid demolition and advocating the implementation of Sharia law. advertisementIN THIS STORY#Uttar Pradesh
Indian Express
23-05-2025
- Indian Express
UP Anti-Terrorism Squad arrests scrap dealer on espionage charge
The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of the Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested a 45-year-old man from Noida for allegedly being associated with a Pakistan-sponsored anti-national organisation and allegedly engaging in espionage activities, officials said Thursday. According to officials, the man, Mohammad Haroon, a resident of Seelampur in Delhi, is employed in the scrap business. Police claimed they recovered two mobile phones and Rs 16,900 from his possession. Officials said the UP ATS received intelligence inputs that a person — Mohd. Haroon — was extorting money from people to get them Pakistani visas. 'He was operating in connivance with an employee posted in the Pakistan High Commission and had shared some security-related information related to national interest with him,' said officials. A statement issued by the ATS said that on further investigation, it was found that the High Commission employee was a resident of Pakistan. During questioning, officials said Haroon admitted he has relatives in Pakistan. 'I came in contact with [the employee] while visiting the Pakistan High Commission,' Haroon told the police, said officials. 'Haroon… kept in constant touch with [the High Commission employee] and shared important information related to India's internal security,' read the statement. '[The employee] tried to destabilise India and harm its internal security. On his instructions, Haroon provided details of several bank accounts in which [the employee] made his clients, who had received visas, deposit money. Haroon, after taking some commission, used to give this money in cash to [another] person… at a specified place, which was further used in anti-national activities,' the official said. Further, officials said the High Commission employee has been declared 'Persona Non Grata' by the Government of India and ordered to leave the country. An FIR was registered under section 148 (conspiracy) and 152 (acts endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India) of BNS at the Police Station-ATS. 'Haroon will be produced in court and further legal action will be taken,' said officials.
India Today
22-05-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Pak High Commission staffer's close associate among two 'spies' arrested in UP
The close associate of an expelled Pakistan High Commission official is among two people arrested by the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Uttar Pradesh Police over allegedly spying for two people, identified as Mohammad Haroon and Tufail, are accused of sharing important information about India's internal security with is a close associate of Pakistan Embassy staffer Mohammad Muzammil Hussain, and allegedly shared sensitive information from India, which posed a threat to the internal security of the Muzammil Hussain, an employee of the Pakistan High Commission, New Delhi, has been declared persona non grata by the government and ordered to leave the Tufail has been arrested in Varanasi on charges of spying for Pakistan, and was in contact with 600 Pakistan allegedly sent pictures of Rajghat, Namo Ghat, Gyanvapi, railway station and Red Fort to people based in also shared links of Pakistani WhatsApp groups in Varanasi so that people could connect directly with Pakistan. One of the Pakistani nationals he was in touch with has been identified as Nafisa, whose husband is employed in the Pakistani is also accused of sharing videos of Maulana Shad Rizvi, leader of the terrorist organization 'Tehreek-e-Labbaik', in WhatsApp groups. This apart, he also shared messages related to taking revenge of Babri Masjid demolition and implementing Sharia
