A contract journalist has been booked for allegedly gathering sensitive information associated to the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) and the military, and sharing them with intelligence agencies of foreign nations, CBI officers stated.
The journalist has been recognized as Vivek Raghuvanshi.
CBI has carried out searches on premises linked to Vivek Raghuvanshi and folks near him at 12 areas in Jaipur and the National Capital Region (NCR), the officers stated.
The central probing company has recovered a number of sensitive paperwork which they’ve despatched for authorized scrutiny.
Sources stated the company has launched an exhaustive probe to seek out about Raghuvanshi’s accomplices in India and overseas.
Info if uncovered might harm India’s bilateral relationsÂ
He was allegedly gathering sensitive information and minute particulars concerning the progress of assorted DRDO initiatives, the CBI alleged.
He was additionally gathering particulars of future procurement plans of Indian armed forces which might have adversely affected the nation’s strategic preparedness, the company alleged.
The CBI has alleged that Raghuvanshi had collected information about categorised communication information associated to nationwide safety, apart from particulars of strategic and diplomatic talks of India with pleasant nations.
This information, if introduced out, might have spoilt India’s bilateral relations with these nations, they stated.
(With inputs from PTI)
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