A contractual employee who has been working with the Finance Ministry was arrested for leaking confidential data. According to the police, a case has been registered against the Ghaziabad resident for allegedly possessing and passing on official secrets to a contact in lieu of money. He was arrested on Monday around 7 pm and has been charged under the Official Secrets Act and the IT Act.
According to Ghaziabad DCP Shubham Patel, “The accused is a contract worker in the Union Ministry of Finance who is working as a multi-tasking staff. Suspicious messages were sent from his mobile number to another mobile number…he shared confidential documents with this number and in return received money online.”
The accused had reportedly been communicating with a Karachi-based number.
According to the police, a 61-page official document and a mobile phone had been seized from Naveen Pal. Officials found a suspicious mobile number saved as “Anjali of Kolkata” in the cell phone during investigation. Bank transactions received by him have also been verified.
The police mentioned that sensitive information had been leaked by the accused which could have endangered national security and harmed India’s relationship with other countries.