New Delhi: The Delhi Police have arrested a man from Rajasthan for allegedly aiding Pakistani Intelligence Operatives (PIOs) by supplying Indian mobile SIM cards for espionage-related activities, officials said. A search is on for his elder brother.
The police have claimed that the accused, identified as Kasim (34), had travelled to Pakistan twice – once in August 2024 and again in March 2025 – and stayed there for about 90 days. During his visits, Kasim is suspected to have met officials of Pakistan’s spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
A resident of Gangora village in the Deeg district of Rajasthan, Kasim was apprehended on Thursday morning and taken into police custody.
“In September 2024, the Special Cell received intelligence inputs that Indian mobile numbers were being used by PIOs to gather sensitive information related to the Indian Army and government establishments. These mobile SIM cards were allegedly procured in India and sent across the border with the help of Indian nationals,” the Delhi Police said in a release.
Using social media on these Indian SIMs, PIOs contacted Indians to extract classified information pertaining to sensitive installations and departments, it has been claimed.
An official said that a case was registered under appropriate sections of law and an investigation was launched, based on these inputs. During the investigation, Kasim’s name surfaced, and further probe revealed his travel history to Pakistan and suspected links with ISI personnel.
Further investigation is underway to expose the full extent of the espionage network and identify other Indian associates involved in the conspiracy, the police said.
