New Delhi, May 20 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a Pak-backed spy involved in clandestinely passing confidential security-related information to Pakistan Intelligence Officers (PIOs) as part of an anti-India terror conspiracy.
The Kolkata resident, Zafar Riaz alias Rizvi, had a Look-Out Circular issued against him, and proceedings were also underway to declare him a Proclaimed Offender (PO) when he was taken into custody. Arrested under various sections of BNS, the Official Secrets Act, and the UA (P) Act, the accused was married to a Pakistani national, with his children also being Pakistani citizens.
Convicted once earlier in an espionage case under the IPC and Official Secrets Act, Zafar had been travelling fre...