New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) A court here Saturday extended the police custody of Lokesh Sharma, an employee of Noida-based energy consultantcy, arrested in the document leak case.
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Satish Kumar Arora allowed Delhi Police to quiz Lokesh Sharma, 33, an amployee of Infraline Energy, till March 3.
He was presented before court after his five day police custody expired.
During the argument, police told court further investigations are being conducted as few more names of people working as private secretaries and assistants of senior bureaucrats in the ministries have cropped up.
The police also added that Sharma is required for confrontation with other accused arrested in the case.
Sharma, who was arrested Sunday, used to provide stolen documents of the coal and petroleum ministries to some corporate houses, police said.
Police have arrested Jatinder Nagpal, personal assistant to the joint secretary in the ministry along with Vipan Kumar, personal assistant to a member of the UPSC, Wednesday and was remanded to five day's police custody Thursday.
So far, 16 people, including Sharma, Nagpal and Kumar, have been arrested and Delhi Police have registered two FIRs in connection with the leak of classified documents related to various ministries, including coal, petroleum and natural gas, and power.
All three are booked in the second FIR which was registered Feb 20.
The first FIR was registered Feb 17 night in connection with the case relating to the leak of documents from the petroleum and other ministries, which was unearthed with the arrest of two former multi-tasking staff (MTS) employees of Shastri Bhawan.
During the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, the US Defense Ministry Pentagon has m
UN: China's block on declaring 26/11 terrorist handlers as global terrorists, America proposed
China is not ready to change its position on terrorism. He is repeatedly seen as its supporter an
There is an atmosphere of panic in Pakistan after India attacked Pakistan. Now, several explosion
Effect of ABP News news on EPFO scam, 2 more employees suspended, 7 people suspended so far
There has been a big PF scam in the country. Crores of rupees have been rigged with the connivanc
Bollywood King Shahrukh Khan is in the headlines these days for his upcoming film 'Dunki'. Shahru
2G court pulls up Bollywood producer for error in application
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) A special court Friday pulled up
The fourth edition of the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue began on Wednesday. This dialogue will r
If you also felt that the coronavirus is gone now, then the reports coming out these days must ha
No official record of Modi being tea-seller: RTI reply
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) There is no record available that shows Prime Minister Narendra Modi w
Zhengshen Ou and Zhangjie, directors of India's popular mobile brand Vivo, fled India last year.
