Two Dockyard Workers Arrested in Visakhapatnam Naval Espionage Case
· India · Indian Express, NDTV
The Andhra Pradesh Counter Intelligence Cell arrested two dockyard workers in Visakhapatnam for allegedly sharing sensitive defence information with Pakistan-linked operatives in exchange for money. The latest arrests bring the total number of individuals taken into custody in the naval spying case to four. Investigators allege that 30-year-old Bongu Ravi and 31-year-old Kadari Srinivas, both employees of TD Engineering Company at the Visakhapatnam Naval Dockyard, shared ship and submarine numbers. Police state the two suspects were connected online by a woman using the Facebook profile name Angel Payal. Kadari Srinivas was detained at New Delhi airport on October 11 after flying back from Saudi Arabia following pressure from local authorities.
Why it matters
The espionage network compromises sensitive naval installations at the Eastern Naval Command headquarters, raising national security concerns about defence facility access.
Read the original report — Indian Express
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