Leaked sensitive information to Pakistan; Air Force officer arrested

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police have arrested an Air Force officer for allegedly leaking sensitive information about defense installations to Pakistan. The arrested officer has been identified as Kanpur native Devendra Kumar Sharma, who working as an Administrative Assistant (GD) at Air Force Record Office at Subroto Park, New Delhi.

The Crime Branch of Delhi police received inputs about suspicious activities of Devendra Kumar on May 6. Further probe revealed that Sharma had leaked the sensitive information about defense installations and Air Force personnel through the electronic means to the agent of the adversary country after deceitfully obtaining the said documents from the computers and other files. He had also received money, from the agent of the adversary country, for leaking the information

Police said they suspect that the Pakistani intelligence agency ISI had involvement in the incident.