CBI arrests Navy officers in submarine information leak case, Navy orders probe

The CBI has arrested a serving Indian Navy official for allegedly leaking sensitive information related to a submarine modernisation project to two retired officers.

In a major breakthrough, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested three officials of the Indian Navy, including a serving Commander-rank officer, for allegedly leaking sensitive information related to a submarine modernisation project.

In details of the CBI operation accessed by India Today, it has emerged that a serving Navy officer was leaking information to two retired officers, which included a Commodore-rank officer.