Delhi Police Arrest Suspected Spy With Pakistan Links, Foreign Scientist Connection Under Probe

New Delhi, Oct 28: The Delhi Police has arrested a 59-year-old man for his alleged involvement in espionage activities and running a fake passport racket linked to Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. The accused, identified as Mohammad Adil Hussaini, also known by multiple aliases including Syed Adil Hussain, Nasimuddin, and Syed Adil Hussaini, was apprehended from Seemapuri, Delhi, two days ago, officials said on Tuesday.

According to police sources, Hussaini was in contact with a foreign-based nuclear scientist and had travelled to several countries, including Pakistan. He is also accused of obtaining three identity cards of a sensitive installation using forged documents.

Additional Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Pramod Singh Kushwah said Adil, a resident of Tata Nagar, Jamshedpur, and his brother Akhtar Hussaini were allegedly involved in supplying sensitive information to foreign countries and procuring multiple Indian passports through forged papers.

The racket was reportedly being operated from Jamshedpur, where fake identity cards and passports were being produced with the help of counterfeit documents. During the search operation, police recovered one original and two forged passports from Adil’s possession.

He has been booked under sections 61(2) (criminal conspiracy), 318 (cheating), 338 (forgery of valuable security, will, etc.), and 340 (using forged documents as genuine) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) on October 26.

Officials said that Mumbai Police had earlier arrested Akhtar Hussaini, who had travelled to multiple Gulf countries and was also allegedly involved in procuring fake identity cards. Investigators are now verifying the extent of the fake passport network and identifying others who may have benefited from it.

Adil was produced before a court and has been remanded to seven days of police custody for further interrogation, ACP Kushwah added.