The officer was on deputation to the Nationwide Investigation Company
New Delhi:
The Nationwide Investigation Company or NIA has arrested its former investigator, an IPS officer, who’s alleged to have leaked delicate data to Pakistani terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
Arvind Digvijay Negi, superintendent of police, throughout
his tenure as an investigative officer within the NIA, had shared delicate data with an over floor employee of Lashkar in Jammu and Kashmir, a spokesman of the Company mentioned.
Throughout the investigation, the NIA mentioned the position of “AD Negi was verified and his homes had been searched”.
The officer was on deputation to the NIA for 11 years. The longest tenure any officer has within the premier counter-terror activity drive. The NIA had earlier arrested six individuals within the case.
“Throughout investigation the position of AD Negi, IPS, SP posted at Shimla (since repatriated from NIA) was verified and his homes had been searched. It was additionally discovered that official secret paperwork of NIA had been leaked by AD Negi to a different accused one who is an OGW of LeT within the case,” mentioned the NIA spokesman.
Sources say preliminary tip off about officers involvement had come from a central Intelligence Company final 12 months. Negi had allegedly handed on delicate paperwork associated to some anti terrorist investigations.
He was ultimately investigated for espionage, violation of the Official Secrets and techniques Act and extortion.
The officer was probing many of the separatist, terrorist and terror funding instances and was often visiting Kashmir over the past 4 years.
The officer had additionally investigated the case involving J&Ok police officer Davinder Singh, who’s alleged to have sheltered and assist escort terrorists in Kashmir. Davinder Singh was arrested when transporting two Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists to Jammu and Delhi in January 2020.
The stories that they had been planning some assault in nationwide capital nonetheless stays a thriller.
Moreover different terrorist associated instances, Negi had additionally investigated instances associated to prime Hurriyat leaders, PDP chief Waheed Parra and cross LoC commerce in Jammu and Kashmir.
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