Espionage Case
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Kolkata man held by NIA on charges of spying for Pakistan; probe on to unearth big conspiracy
West Bengal | May 20, 2026, 11:16 PM ISTThe accused, identified as Zafar Riaz alias Rizvi, had been absconding for some time. Officials had already issued a Look Out Circular against him and legal proceedings were underway to declare him a Proclaimed Offender before his arrest.
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Three more nabbed by Delhi Police as probe in Pakistan-linked espionage case deepens
India | Mar 23, 2026, 11:38 PM ISTPolice also alleged that the group used minors for specific tasks. One detained juvenile is accused of installing solar-powered CCTV cameras at the Delhi Cantonment railway station.
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Chinese-tagged seagull found near Indian Navy base in Karnataka sparks espionage fears | Video
Karnataka | Dec 17, 2025, 09:24 PM ISTKarnataka: Officials insist these GPS tags serve legitimate wildlife research purposes. Yet they haven't ruled out security concerns, particularly due to the bird's discovery near a vital naval base and the Chinese markings on the device.
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Retired IAF officer arrested in Assam for alleged links with Pakistani intelligence
Assam | Dec 13, 2025, 07:52 PM ISTThe accused was a junior warrant officer in the IAF and had retired in 2002 from Tezpur's Salonibari base. He had later joined the electronics department of Tezpur University, but quit.
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BARC fake scientist case: Maps linked with nukes found at accused's home; terror links under scanner
India | Oct 31, 2025, 09:43 PM ISTAccording to investigators, Akhtar Hussaini (60), who operated under the alias “Alexander Palmer” and falsely claimed to be a BARC scientist, and his brother Adil Hussaini systematically obtained technical journals and research reports from the United States and Russia.
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US: Court grants pre-trial release to Indian-American scholar Ashley Tellis in espionage case
World | Oct 24, 2025, 06:43 AM ISTTellis, a 64-year-old veteran US national-security expert, was arrested earlier this month after prosecutors alleged he kept top-secret defence documents at his Virginia home.
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Elon Musk regrets Trump comments, admits he went too far publicly | 11 June | Speed News
Originals | Jun 11, 2025, 10:11 PM ISTElon Musk regrets Trump comments, admits he went too far publicly. First photo of Sonam and Raj Kushwaha surfaces in Raja murder case. Hisar Court denies bail to YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra in espionage case. Get all the latest updates of the day in today's Speed News.
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Jyoti Malhotra's, YouTuber and Pakistani spy, bail rejected by Hisar Court in espionage case
India | Jun 11, 2025, 11:59 PM ISTJyoti Malhotra case: The YouTuber Jyoti was arrested for allegedly sharing sensitive information and being in continuous contact with a Pakistani citizen.
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Nasir Dhillon: Pakistani ex-cop, YouTuber at center of spy ring, recruited for ISI | Explained
India | Jun 07, 2025, 02:57 PM ISTThe former Pakistani cop has come under the radar for his involvement in a wide espionage network. Investigating agencies suspect that hundreds of former Pakistani police personnel are engaged in this racket.
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YouTuber Jasbir Singh arrested in Punjab for spying, linked to Jyoti Malhotra, Pakistani operatives
India | Jun 04, 2025, 11:41 AM ISTPunjab Police have arrested YouTuber Jasbir Singh, who has over 1.1 million subscribers, for alleged espionage. Singh, associated with Pakistani intelligence operative Shakir alias Jutt Randhawa, is accused of being part of a terror-backed spy network.
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Jyoti Malhotra sent to 14-day judicial custody by Hisar court in Pakistan espionage case
India | May 26, 2025, 11:23 PM ISTA Hisar court on Sunday sent YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra to 14-day judicial custody in connection with an ongoing investigation into alleged espionage links with Pakistan. Forensic analysis of her mobile phone and electronic gadgets revealed 12TB of digital data, including suspicious money trails.
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Pakistan High Commission official declared 'persona non grata', ordered to leave India in 24 hours
India | May 21, 2025, 07:50 PM ISTThe expulsion comes after the arrest of YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra and several others on charges of spying for Pakistan amid a crackdown on an espionage network in the country following Indian Armed Forces' Operation Sindoor and retaliation to Pakistan's attempted strikes on Indian territory.
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UP ATS busts espionage racket: Ordnance factory employee arrested for leaking secrets to Pakistan
Uttar Pradesh | Mar 14, 2025, 07:13 PM ISTUP ATS arrested ordnance factory employee Ravindra Kumar for allegedly leaking sensitive information to a Pakistani agent. Classified documents were found on his phone. An investigation is ongoing.
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ISRO espionage case: CBI's chargesheet reveals what went wrong against scientist Nambi Narayanan
India | Jul 10, 2024, 09:41 PM ISTThe case regarding the conspiracy to frame Narayanan - the then director of the cryogenic project at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)- was registered in 2021 on the Supreme Court's directions.
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'Thank You Julian, love you': Assange's wife as he passionately kisses her after landing | VIDEO
World | Jun 27, 2024, 09:04 AM ISTAfter disembarking from a plane at the city's airport, Assange embraced his wife Stella and kissed her. Moments earlier, the Wikileaks founder raised his fist in the air amidst applause and cheers of "welcome home" from his supporters.
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Julian Assange: Timeline of WikiLeaks boss legal saga over extradition to US on espionage charges
World | Jun 25, 2024, 12:19 PM ISTWikiLeaks in 2010 released hundreds of thousands of classified US military documents on Washington's wars in Afghanistan and Iraq - the largest security breaches of their kind in US military history - along with swaths of diplomatic cables.
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Julian Assange: Who is WikiLeaks founder and what charges is he facing? EXPLAINED
World | Jun 25, 2024, 10:03 AM ISTWikiLeaks in 2010 released hundreds of thousands of classified US military documents on Washington's wars in Afghanistan and Iraq - the largest security breaches of their kind in US military history - along with swaths of diplomatic cables. Read full story to know more about Julian Assange.
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Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder, freed after striking plea deal with US in espionage case
World | Jun 25, 2024, 07:07 AM ISTJulian Assange appeared in a US federal court in the Mariana Islands, where he pleaded guilty to unlawfully obtaining classified national defense information. The US Justice Department confirmed his plea in a court-filed letter. As a result, Assange was granted release from prison.
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Pakistan refuses to share details of consular access to two Indians accused of espionage
World | Jun 01, 2024, 02:58 PM ISTFeroze Lone, 29, and Noor Muhammad Wani, 24, from the Gurez area of J-K had been arrested in 2020 from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir's Gilgit-Baltistan area on charges of espionage. Previous reports claimed that Pakistan had granted consular access to those Indians earlier this week.
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Qatar accepts India's appeal against death penalty to 8 Navy veterans
World | Nov 24, 2023, 10:05 AM ISTThe Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) last month had said that it is attaching "high importance" to this case and is exploring all legal options. The charges were filed against the eight Indian navy veterans on March 25 and they were tried under Qatari law.