Overview
- Mumbai Crime Branch detained Akhtar Qutubuddin Hussaini on October 17 in Versova and recovered 14 maps and documents described as nuclear-related, which are undergoing forensic review.
- Delhi Police Special Cell arrested his brother, Adil Hussaini, on October 26 over alleged forgery and suspected foreign links, with espionage charges under the Official Secrets Act not invoked so far.
- Investigators also arrested Jharkhand cybercafé owner Munazzil (Monazir) Khan on October 25 for allegedly fabricating passports and educational certificates, and he remains in police custody until November 1.
- Akhtar is in judicial custody until November 12 as the probe traces multiple international calls, examines VPN use, and maps his overseas travel under aliases including Alexander Palmer and Ali Raza (Ali Reza) Hussain.
- Central agencies including the DAE, IB and NIA are assisting a multi-state inquiry spanning Mumbai, Delhi and Jharkhand, and police say an associate named Ilyas Khan is wanted in the document-forgery trail.