New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- A Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court in Visakhapatnam has sentenced two more accused in the Visakhapatnam Naval Espionage case, bringing the total number of convictions to four.
The court sentenced Mohammad Haroon Haji Abdul Rehman Lakdawala of Mumbai, Maharashtra, to five and a half years of simple imprisonment under Sections 17 and 18 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act [UAPA].
A second accused, Imran Yakub Giteli of Godhra, Gujarat, has been sentenced to six years of imprisonment for each of the same offences.
The accused were also fined Rs 5,000 each. Failure to pay the fine will result in an additional one-year simple imprisonment.
The case involves spying activities targeting vital inst...