NIA arrests former probe officer for leaking secret documents to accused
India Today
IPS Arvind Digvijay Negi has been accused of conspiring with over ground workers (OGW) of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and passing on sensitive investigation details to Pakistan's ISI.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested IPS officer Arvind Digvijay Negi. A former Superintendent of Police (SP) of the NIA, Negi was reportedly taken into custody from New Delhi on Friday.
Arvind Digvijay Negi has been accused of conspiring with over ground workers (OGW) of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and passing on sensitive investigation details to Pakistan's spy agency ISI via the OGWs.
In 2017, he was among the officers awarded the police medal for meritorious service. A Himachal Pradesh-cadre officer, Negi was promoted to the IPS in 2016.
During his tenure with the NIA, Negi handled multiple sensitive probes, including the investigation into alleged funding of Hurriyat leaders in Kashmir, and the arrest of activist Wahid Parra, among others.
The NIA in an official release said, "During the investigation, the role of AD Negi, IPS, SP posted at Shimla (since repatriated from NIA) was verified and his houses were searched. It was also found that official secret documents of NIA were leaked by AD Negi to another accused person who is an OGW of LeT in the case."
"It amounts to a violation of the Official Secrets Act. Investigating agencies are also probing corruption and his assets," an NIA official told India Today.
The case against Negi registered on November 6 of last year pertains to the spread of a network of OGWs (Over Ground Workers) of LeT (Lashkar e Taiba), a proscribed terrorist organization.
