New Delhi: In significant development, the Central Investigation Bureau (CBI) has arrested an Indian naval officer who serves together with two retirees regarding the leakage of confidential information relating to the modernization of one-class submarine.
The population sources of the government told Ani that after the development took place last month, the Indian Navy also ordered a high-level investigation under the Representatives and Rear Admiral to investigate information leaks and look for ways to prevent the incident in the future.
“After getting the input of the agent concerned, the CBI arrested the naval officer who served the rank of commander (LT which was equivalent to the Army) who was currently posted in Mumbai for delivering unauthorized information related to the kilo-grade submarine modernization project for retirees.
“Source said.
The CBI has questioned a number of other serving officers related to the officers arrested, they said.
The Indian Navy has provided assistance in an ongoing investigation by the central agency and gives its people to be interrogated by investigating officers, the source of defense.
The government’s main brass including the institution that maintains national security has also been briefed in the status of the investigation.
The source said as soon as this problem was taken to the upper naval brass notices, they formed a five-member team headed by Deputy Admiral starting a parallel investigation.
Source said the probe institution had monitored the activities of a large number of former officers from the three services that lead to arrests in this case.
More arrests are possible because some more inputs have been received by them, they said.
The source said the central agent also examined the hardware and dates accessed by officers who were arrested in their official capacity and the possibility of leaking and external agencies.
A number of cases in the past have recently emerged where defense personnel have been compromised to divulge information to Pakistani institutions that are allegedly virtually.