Mumbai/IBNS, Nov. 5 -- A 60-year-old man recently arrested by the Mumbai Police for impersonating a Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) scientist was allegedly attempting to sell sensitive nuclear-related designs to Iranian firms under the guise of "scientific collaboration" and "research partnership," according to investigating agency sources.

The accused, identified as Akhtar Hussaini Qutbuddin Ahmed, and his 59-year-old brother, Adil Hussaini-also arrested-were reportedly trying to market a purported design for a lithium-6 reactor using VPNs and encrypted communication channels.

Investigators revealed that the duo had travelled to Tehran in March and April this year and had visited Iranian embassies in India and Dubai multiple times...