On Friday, a former Superindent of Police of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), IPS Arvind Digvijay Negi, was arrested for allegedly leaking secret documents to an over ground worker (OGW) of the banned Islamic terror group, Lashkar-e-Taiba.
The IPS officer, who was promoted to the position of SP in 2011, was arrested by the NIA, in relation with a case registered by it in November last year. The case is in relation with the spread of a network of over ground workers of the banned LeT, for giving their support for planning and execution of terrorist activity in India. The NIA has already arrested 6 others, pertaining to the case.
During the investigation, the house of former officer was thoroughly searched. It was also found that official secret documents of the NIA were leaked by A D Negi to another accused person who is an OGW of LeT in the case.
(With inputs from Economic Times)
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