Army probing suspected leak of classified information

A preliminary enquiry has been ordered by the Army to ascertain facts on suspected leakage of classified information from IT devices of a Lt Colonel posted in Jabalpur.

"It is yet to be established whether it has happened inadvertently or deliberately as reported," a senior Army official told ANI.

The officer has only been questioned as part of an ongoing enquiry, the official said.

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"He continues to perform his routine duties in the unit. Evidence related to the case including digital evidence has been seized and sent for further forensic analysis," the official said.

Recently, An Indian Air Force (IAF) officer was taken into custody for possibly leaking of classified information.

The authorities are still investigating the case.

In another case, the Delhi Police arrested an IAF officer Group Captain Arun Marwah on charges of providing secret IAF documents to Pakistan's intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence(ISI).