Two foreign-linked espionage operatives sentenced in naval spying case

Daijiworld Media Network – Visakhapatnam

Visakhapatnam, Oct 18: A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court in Visakhapatnam has sentenced two key foreign-linked espionage operatives in the high-profile naval spying case to five and a half years and six years in jail. Mohammad Haroon Haji Abdul Rehman Lakdawala of Mumbai received five-and-a-half years of simple imprisonment, while Imran Yakub Giteli of Godhra, Gujarat, was sentenced to six years of simple imprisonment. Both were convicted under Sections 17 and 18 of the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), underscoring the grave threat their actions posed to national security.

With this latest sentencing, four individuals have so far been convicted in the sophisticated espionage racket that compromised sensitiv