New Delhi: A suspected spy, with alleged contacts with a foreign nuclear scientist, has been arrested by the Delhi Police. Mohammad Adil Hussaini (59), alias Syed Adil Hussain, alias Nasimuddin, alias Syed Adil Hussaini allegedly ran an espionage and fake passport racket.
He is known to have travelled to several countries, including Pakistan. It is suspected that Hussaini passed sensitive information abroad. An original and two fake Indian passports were seized from Hussaini’s possession.
Hussaini is also accused of obtaining three identity cards linked to a sensitive installation using fake documents. The Special Cell said the network behind him was operating from Jharkhand’s Jamshedpur, where forged IDs and passports were being manufactured.
During interrogation, he allegedly confessed to obtaining nuclear-related designs from a Russian scientist and selling them to another scientist based in Iran, police sources told India Today TV.
They also said that Adil earned a substantial amount from the deal — part of which he invested in a Dubai property, while the rest was spent lavishly.
According to Pramod Singh Kushwah, additional commissioner of police (Special Cell), Hussaini and his brother Akhtar are suspected of supplying classified information and securing multiple passports through fabricated documents.
“The racket appears to have been functioning for years. Several others are under the scanner,” Kushwah said.
Akhtar has been arrested by the Mumbai Police. He is known to have travelled to several Gulf countries and allegedly played a key role in securing forged IDs. Another suspect, said to be running a cafe, has also been detained, while a few others linked to the operation are on the run, they added.
The police are now examining how many people obtained fake passports through the network. Adil Hussaini was produced before a Delhi court, which remanded him to seven days of police custody for further questioning.