Leakgate (India)

Leakgate (also Filegate[1]) was a 2015 scandal in India involving the theft and sale of official documents.[2] According to the Central Bureau of Investigation, officials, including those with the Department of Economic Affairs and the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management[a] allegedly stole documents related to foreign investments and sold them to a firm based in Mumbai, who passed the documents on to a number of private companies, including DLF Limitless Developers, HDFC Bank, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Infraline Energy[4] Modril India, Prime Living, NovaLead Pharma, IndusInd Bank and Kakardi British Realty.[5]

The ensuing investigation resulted in at least 20 arrests, and at least seven others being detained for questioning.[1]

The documents included a classified report on the national gas grid; a letter from Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India, Nripendra Misra, to the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas; drafts of global energy cooperation pacts between India and other countries including Sri Lanka; and sectoral budget proposals.[1]

According to the Times of India, four individuals entered Shastri Bhawan, a government building in New Delhi after hours using forged identification and duplicate keys, disabled security cameras, and stole or photocopied documents which they then sold.[1]

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  1. ^ At time the Department of Disinvestment, but renamed in 2016[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Corporate espionage: How it unfolded and as it develops". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  2. ^ Singh, Karn Pratap. "Leakgate: GMR, Infraline Energy under lens". The Hindustan Times. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Mandate". Department of Investment and Public Asset Management. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Leakgate: GMR, Infraline Energy under lens". Hindustan Times. 2 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Corporate espionage case: Another case of official 'leaks', CBI arrests Mumbai CA, 2 Central staff". The Indian Express. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2017.


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