Fake BARC scientist arrested in Mumbai, nuclear maps and fake identity cards recovered from him

Mumbai Police arrested a 60-year-old fake scientist Akhtar Qutubuddin Husaini from Versova. He claimed to be an officer of Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC) and had also managed to enter BARC premises.

Police recovered 14 maps, nuclear blueprints and three passports from Akhtar, which he had used multiple times for foreign travel. It is suspected that these travels were linked to espionage or exchange of confidential information.

Officials had been tracking Akhtar for the past two years. Crime Branch arrested him based on information from NIA and IB. During house search, police found fake passports, Aadhar, PAN cards and counterfeit BARC ID cards.

One ID card had the name Ali Raza Hussain

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