The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday said it has arrested the key accused in Visakhapatnam espionage case. The accused has been identified as 37-year-old Giteli Imran, a resident of Godhra in Gujarat. He was also working for Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI).

An NIA spokesperson in Delhi said that the agency arrested Imran on Monday under Sections 120B and 121A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Section 17 and 18 of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act and Section 3 of the Official Secrets Act.