Pak handlers used Dubai-Bangkok network to pay CRPF officer Moti Ram Jat for espionage: Report
New Delhi: A financial trail stretching from Delhi to Dubai and Bangkok has been unearthed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with the arrest of CRPF Assistant Sub-Inspector Moti Ram Jat on charges of espionage. According to an exclusive investigation by The Indian Express, Pakistani Intelligence Operatives (PIOs) set up a multi-layered money pipeline disguised as legitimate trade, forex and remittance transactions to secretly fund Jat in exchange for classified information.
Jat, who was posted with a CRPF battalion in Pahalgam before being transferred to Delhi in April 2025, was arrested by the NIA on May 27 after agencies discovered his links to Pakistani handlers. He is alleged to have leaked sensitive details just days before the April 22 terror attack in which 26 civilians were killed.
An analysis of Jat’s and his wife’s bank accounts revealed that between October 2023 and April 2025, he received around ₹1.9 lakh from a PIO identified by the codename Salim Ahmed. The money was not transferred directly but routed through multiple channels designed to exploit loopholes in legitimate financial systems.
Investigators found that luxury Pakistani-made clothing and other goods were entering India through Dubai-based cargo operators after New Delhi imposed a 200% duty on direct imports from Pakistan post-Pulwama. Boutique owners in cities like Delhi and Patna were asked to make small UPI payments, ranging from ₹3,500 to ₹12,000, to certain numbers. Officials say these transactions, disguised as trade payments, were actually used to funnel espionage-linked funds into Jat’s accounts.
A second channel ran through Bangkok, where Indian-origin entities allied with PIOs lured Indian tourists with attractive rates for Thai Baht. After collecting cash in Bangkok, these operators used their Indian bank accounts, and those of relatives, to remit equivalent sums to India. This bypassed official forex systems and created cover for espionage payments.
A third route involved local mobile phone retailers in Delhi and Mumbai, who provided informal money transfer services alongside licensed platforms. Migrant and daily-wage workers often used these retailers to send money to their hometowns. However, investigators found that the same networks were exploited by PIOs to move espionage funds through personal accounts of retailers, with no proper verification of sender identities.
The NIA has conducted searches at 15 locations across eight states and recorded multiple statements linked to money deposited in Jat’s accounts. Officials believe the espionage network may have touched several other Army and government personnel, and a chargesheet is now being prepared to map out the entire mechanism.
According to the Indian Express report, the NIA considers this case to be a model example of how trade-based money laundering, parallel remittance systems, and foreign forex operators can be combined into a shadow economy to bankroll espionage inside India while avoiding detection through official channels.
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Trump says he ‘hasn’t even thought about’ continuing Iran ceasefire
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.
Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.
“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.
Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”
Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”
“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.
When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”
The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
