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 ManagementTemplate:Efn 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[3] Modril India, Prime Living, NovaLead Pharma, IndusInd Bank and Kakardi British Realty.[4]
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 Principle 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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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Corporate espionage: How it unfolded and as it develops. The Times of India.
- ↑ Leakgate: GMR, Infraline Energy under lens. The Hindustan Times.
- ↑ Leakgate: GMR, Infraline Energy under lens. Hindustan Times(2 March 2015).
- ↑ Corporate espionage case: Another case of official ‘leaks’, CBI arrests Mumbai CA, 2 Central staff(13 March 2015).