ISI's Shadow in Kolkata - The First Security Challenge Before the New Bengal Government
ISI's Shadow in Kolkata - The First Security Challenge Before the New Bengal Government In December 2025, the National Investigation Agency or NIA filed a case in Delhi. Based on the clues in that case, the name of Kolkata's Zafar Riaz alias Rizvi came to the fore. Allegedly, he was spying in India for Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI. Recently, the NIA arrested him from Kolkata. What are the charges against Zafar Riaz? The NIA said that Pakistani intelligence officers, i.e. PIOs, recruited Zafar into their ranks. He was lured financially. He was also allegedly promised Pakistani citizenship. Zafar Riaz is married to a Pakistani woman, which has added a new dimension to the investigation. His main job was to provide Pakistani intelligence officers with the one-time password or OTP of Indian mobile numbers. Using this OTP, the PIOs would open WhatsApp accounts. Using that account, they would secretly communicate with other agents in India. Where is the co...