Archive · 3 Jun 2025
NIA Grills Kolkata Travel Agent in Espionage Probe
Imagine some spies were sending money secretly from another country.
The NIA, which is like a super police team, is trying to figure out how this happened.
They think the money went through a travel agent in Kolkata named Mohammad Masood Alam.
They searched his shop and are asking him questions.
The NIA is also looking into a man named Motiram Jat, who used to work for the CRPF, which is a type of police.
They think Jat was giving secrets to spies since 2023.
The NIA is tracing money transfers connected to Kolkata and believes Jat used people like Alam to move money around.
NIA questioned travel agent Mohammad Masood Alam in connection with an espionage investigation.
Searches were conducted at Alam's shop in Mominpur by the investigating agency.
Alam's name surfaced during the NIA's probe into Motiram Jat's financial transactions.
Motiram Jat, a former CRPF ASI, was arrested on May 27 for alleged espionage.
NIA is investigating money transfers with links to Kolkata, including those from Alam's agency.
- Who
- The NIA is questioning travel agent Mohammad Masood Alam and investigating Motiram Jat, a former CRPF ASI.
- What
- The NIA is investigating a Pakistan-linked espionage racket involving money transfers.
- When
- Searches were conducted on Saturday and questioning occurred on Monday.
- Where
- Kolkata, including a travel agency in Mominpur.
- Why
- To investigate espionage activities and financial transactions linked to national security breaches.
- Investigation Type
- Espionage investigation
- Key Person of Interest
- Mohammad Masood Alam
- Location of Shop
- Mominpur, Kolkata
- Arrested in May
- Motiram Jat, former CRPF ASI
- Espionage Allegations
- Since 2023
- Number of Transactions
- Three