India, Oct. 28 -- In a major counter-espionage breakthrough, a joint team of the Bihar Police and Andhra Pradesh Police busted a cross-border cyber espionage network operating out of the Indo-Nepal border town of Raxaul.

Two youths have been arrested for allegedly helping Pakistani intelligence operatives (PIOs) activate Indian WhatsApp accounts in exchange for financial benefits, said SDPO Manish Anand, who led the raiding team.

The arrested individuals have been identified as Aditya Pandey (23), a resident of Naga Road (Ward No. 11) in Raxaul, East Champaran, and Raja Kumar (24), a native of Harlakhi in Madhubani district currently residing at Noniyadih under Raxaul police station.

If sources are to be believed, the investigation ori...