Environment ministry, UPSC staffers held in document leak case


Posted on 26th Feb 2015 12:57 pm by mohit kumar

New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Two officials from the environment ministry and the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) were arrested in connection with the official documents leak, police said Thursday.

Delhi Police have arrested Jatinder Nagpal, who is personal assistant to the joint secretary in the ministry of environment, forests and climate change.

Nagpal was arrested Wednesday night along with Vipan Kumar, who is personal assistant to a member of the UPSC.

Police said both of the accused were detained Tuesday and were questioned in connection with the petroleum and other ministries' document leakage case, which was unearthed Feb 17 night, with the arrest of two former MTS employees of Shastri Bhawan.

Police added that Kumar, who was earlier working with the ministry of petroleum and natural gas, used to get important/secret documents with his contacts in the ministry.

So far, 16 people, including 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.

Nagpal and Kumar's names are mentioned in the second FIR which was registered Feb 20.

Did you know?Explore Trending and Topic pages for more stories like this.
0 Like 0 Dislike
Previous news Next news
Other news

Politics on vaccination: Congress's question - If the vaccine is reliable, why is the government not getting it? Health Minister said - this is our life

With the introduction of the world's largest vaccination campaign in the country, politics has st

Amit Shah's security lapse in Hyderabad: TRS leader put the car in front of Home Minister's convoy, then said – it was stopped by mistake

There has been a lapse in the security of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The TRS leader parked hi

Pawan Kalyan: The issue of Pawan Kalyan's Russian connection has cropped up in Andhra politics, former minister said, he is a Christian

Tirupati Devasthanam controversy is becoming a new weapon to settle old rivalries between the big

Iran Unrest: 'Iran halts executions of 800 people after Trump's warning', White House says it is monitoring the situation.

The Khamenei regime in Iran has employed every possible method of repression to crush the anti-go

Pakistan Floods: America came forward to help Pakistan, sent from food to bed

Pakistan is currently in the grip of heavy rains and severe floods. All the countries around the

Class I student's letter to PM: 'Modiji!, you made my pencil-rubber, Maggi expensive', mother beats up

Mr. Modi! You cost a lot. The pencil eraser has become expensive. The prices of my Maggi have als

Jaswinder Bhalla: Punjabi industry's shining star comedian Jaswinder Bhalla passed away, breathed his last at the age of 65

Popular comedian Jaswinder Bhalla passed away on August 22. He was admitted to Fortis Hospital, w

Bangladesh vs West Indies Test Series: Mirpur Test Starts October 28, Sylhet Match From November 5

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced the schedule for the upcoming two-match Banglade

Mamata Banerjee: Amidst Vote Counting in Bengal, CM Mamata Says—Election Commission Acting Arbitrarily; TMC Workers Must Stand Firm

Amidst early trends during the vote counting for the West Bengal Assembly elections—which s

Delhi Lockdown Begins": Arvind Kejriwal's Message To Residents

दिल्ली में तालाबंदी आज से शुरू हो रही

Sign up to write
Sign up now if you have flare of writing..
Login   |   Register
Follow Us
Indyaspeak @ Facebook Indyaspeak @ Twitter Indyaspeak @ Pinterest RSS



Play Free Quiz and Win Cash