Archive · 8 Nov 2025
Visakhapatnam Navy Espionage Case: Two More Sentenced
Two more people have been sent to jail for spying on India's navy.
Their names are Kalavalapalli Konda Babu and Aviansh Somal.
A special court decided they must go to prison for almost six years and pay a fine.
They were caught talking to spies from Pakistan using messages on their phones.
They got secret information about India's ships and defense places and shared it.
They were first contacted online and later received money for the secrets.
These two are now among six people convicted in this spying case.
The police, called NIA, are still investigating others involved.
Two individuals, Kalavalapalli Konda Babu and Aviansh Somal, have been sentenced in the Visakhapatnam Navy espionage case.
The NIA special court sentenced them to five years and 10 months of simple imprisonment and a Rs 5000 fine each.
The accused were found to be in contact with Pakistan intelligence agents and shared sensitive defense information.
Investigations revealed they received monetary benefits for the classified information shared.
This brings the total number of convicted individuals in the case to six, with further investigations ongoing.
- Who
- Kalavalapalli Konda Babu and Aviansh Somal
- What
- Sentenced to over five years imprisonment and fined for involvement in a Pakistan-linked Navy espionage case.
- When
- Sentencing announced Friday; accused arrested in December 2019.
- Where
- Visakhapatnam (Court); Visakhapatnam and Kangra districts (accused residences); Mumbai and Karwar (arrest locations).
- Why
- Sharing sensitive and classified information related to Indian Defence establishments and deployments with foreign intelligence agencies to threaten India's unity, integrity, security, and sovereignty.
Accused
Prosecution (NIA)
Nature of Contact with Foreign Agents
Accused
Contact with Pakistan intelligence agents was initially made through Facebook.
Prosecution (NIA)
The accused were in touch with foreign intelligence agencies through WhatsApp and shared sensitive defense information.
Monetary Gains
Accused
The accused received monetary benefits in exchange for classified information.
Prosecution (NIA)
Monetary benefits were received from Pakistan intelligence agents through other convicted individuals for secret and classified information.
- Court
- NIA Special Court, Visakhapatnam
- Convicted Individuals
- Kalavalapalli Konda Babu and Aviansh Somal
- Sentences
- 5 years and 10 months of Simple Imprisonment (SI) each, Rs 5000 fine each.
- Default of Fine Penalty
- Additional 1 year SI
- Total Convicted So Far
- 6
- Total Arrested by NIA
- 15
- Arrest Dates
- December 2019
- Case Reference
- RC-05/2019/NIA/HYD
