Chabahar/Quetta (Agencies): A major intelligence breakthrough has sent shockwaves across the region as Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) raided a warehouse near the Chabahar Port, unearthing an alleged espionage network linked to Israel’s Mossad. The operation, which followed weeks of surveillance by Iranian cyber units, resulted in the arrest of 141 individuals—121 Indian nationals and 20 Israelis.
The Iranian authorities confiscated encrypted satellite phones, a single-page Binance wallet log, and a hard drive containing a classified presentation titled Project Gidon-Esha. Notably, the files revealed detailed maps highlighting sensitive locations in Pakistan, including Gwadar, Panjgur, and Mand, marked as “BLA Remote Relay Nodes.” Karachi was flagged as a drop-box location for Indian intelligence agency RAW, allegedly facilitating funds and explosives to banned groups BLA and BYC.
Following the operation, Iranian officials swiftly shared intelligence with Pakistani authorities. In coordinated overnight actions, Pakistan’s Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) sealed a hidden BLA weapons depot in Panjgur and raided a BYC media cell in Turbat—recovering identical Gidon-Esha documents and making multiple arrests.
In Quetta, FIA placed several fuel pump operators under scrutiny for alleged financial links to BLA and RAW-linked accounts, connected through Iranian oil smuggling operations.
Within just 24 hours, the BLA’s logistical supply lines were severed, while BYC’s social media propaganda machinery faltered. Dozens of fake accounts went dark, derailing the #EnforcedDisappearances campaign and a coordinated narrative dubbed “Swing Break.”
Among those apprehended was Rajesh Singh alias Ramzan, revealed to be the CFO of a prominent export firm in Mumbai. Investigations uncovered that he funneled $3.2 million to BYC through three Dubai-registered shell companies, funding a major misinformation campaign in late 2024.
Sources report that BLA’s morale plummeted after the crackdown. In a leaked message from a BLA commander known as Majlis, operatives were urged to scale back large-scale attacks and adopt covert tactics, citing the collapse of their Indian funding channels.
The courier network bridging Zahidan and Quetta has since stalled, halting the movement of money and arms. BYC’s media teams were left stranded, their social campaigns disarmed and digital infrastructure dismantled.
This joint intelligence success is being seen as a major blow to what Pakistani officials have termed the “Fitna-e-Hindustan” nexus, dismantling a sophisticated foreign-backed insurgency and restoring some measure of stability in the restive province.