Jaipur:The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a freelance journalist and a former Navy commander on charges of allegedly sharing information related to the country's defence projects and details of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to foreign intelligence agencies. They were presented before a court in Delhi and have been remanded to CBI custody for six days.
In a press statement issued by the CBI, it has stated that the two have been arrested under section 3 (spying) of the Official Secrets Act and section 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code. The journalist and his associate, the former Navy commandar, who is now working with a private company, were found to possess secret documents related to Indian defence establishments, the CBI statement read.
The CBI had registered a case on December 9, 2022 in connection with unauthorised collection of sensitive information including DRDO project details and their progress as well as details of future purchases of the Indian Armed Forces and other sensitive information.