Jat was arrested on May 27 by NIA, which was entrusted with the investigation after Central agencies uncovered that he was allegedly sharing classified information with Pak agents.
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Pak Handlers Funded Spy Ring via Dubai, Bangkok: NIA
Pak intelligence operatives routed UPI payments from unsuspecting Indian shopkeepers for Pakistan-made clothes through brokers in Dubai, while Indian-origin entities in Bangkok managed forex transactions. Local mobile retailers in Delhi and Mumbai also enabled illegal money transfers.
When the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested CRPF Assistant Sub-Inspector Moti Ram Jat on May 27 for allegedly leaking classified information to a Pakistani agent, investigators uncovered a wider financial network funding espionage in India. Sources told The Indian Express that the NIA is preparing a chargesheet that exposes how PIOs disguised fund transfers as trade, travel, and remittances.
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NIA Traces Pak Spy Payments via Trade & Forex Loopholes
The NIA’s probe into Jat’s bank accounts revealed that he allegedly received ₹1.90 lakh between October 2023 and April 2025 from a Pakistani Intelligence Operative (PIO) codenamed Salim Ahmed. Investigators found that the funds moved through his and his wife’s bank accounts by exploiting loopholes in legitimate systems. Including trade-based money laundering, illegal foreign exchange trading, and parallel domestic money transfer networks.
Officials confirmed that these networks often function through unsuspecting small businesses and service providers who unknowingly become conduits. One channel, according to investigators, involved international trade in commodities such as clothing, jewellery, seeds, and footwear. After analysing three suspicious transactions in Jat’s account. The NIA discovered that Pakistan-made luxury suits were supplied to India through small boutique owners in Delhi and Patna.
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