Wed Oct 29 03:57:04 UTC 2025: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Delhi Police Busts Espionage Ring, Arrest Suspect with Ties to Foreign Nuclear Scientist

NEW DELHI – October 29, 2025 – A 59-year-old man, allegedly involved in espionage and running a fake passport racket from Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, has been arrested by the Delhi Police. Mohammad Adil Hussaini, also known by several aliases, was apprehended in Seemapuri, Delhi, on October 27th, according to Additional Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Pramod Singh Kushwah.

Police suspect Hussaini and his brother, Akhtar Hussaini, of supplying sensitive information to foreign countries and procuring multiple Indian passports using forged documents. Akhtar Hussaini was also arrested in Mumbai for allegedly obtaining confidential identity cards using forged documents after traveling to several Gulf countries.

“Adil and his brother Akhtar Hussaini are suspected of supplying sensitive information to foreign countries and procuring multiple Indian passports using forged documents,” said ACP Kushwah.

The espionage network is believed to have been operating from Jamshedpur, where fake identity cards and passports were being manufactured using counterfeit documents. Police seized one original and two forged passports from Adil Hussaini.

Hussaini was arrested under sections 61(2), 318, 338 and 340 of the BNS on October 26, for criminal conspiracy, cheating, forgery, and using forged documents as genuine. He was produced before Duty JMFC Sahil Monga, who granted seven days of police custody for further interrogation.

Investigating teams are currently verifying the number of individuals who may have received fake passports through this network.

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