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	'''Leakgate''' (also '''Filegate'''<ref name="TOI1"/>) was a 2015 scandal in [[India]] involving the theft and sale of official documents.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Singh\|first1=Karn Pratap\|title=Leakgate: GMR, Infraline Energy under lens\|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/leakgate-gmr-infraline-energy-under-lens/story-AhuwrpfZdtHPdwOOeZBDaJ.html\|accessdate=23 May 2017\|newspaper=[[The Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> According to the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]], officials, including those with the [[Ministry of Finance (India)#Department of Economic Affairs\|Department of Economic Affairs]] and the [[Ministry of Finance (India)#Department of Investment and Public Asset Management\|Department of Investment and Public Asset Management]]{{efn\|At time the Department of Disinvestment, but renamed in 2016<ref>{{cite web\|title=Mandate\|url=http://dipam.gov.in/mandate\|website=Department of Investment and Public Asset Management\|accessdate=23 May 2017}}</ref>}} 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<ref>{{Cite news \|title=Leakgate: GMR, Infraline Energy under lens\|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]\|date=2 March 2015\|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/leakgate-gmr-infraline-energy-under-lens/story-AhuwrpfZdtHPdwOOeZBDaJ.html}}</ref> Modril India, Prime Living, NovaLead Pharma, [[IndusInd Bank]] and Kakardi British Realty.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Corporate espionage case: Another case of official ‘leaks’, CBI arrests Mumbai CA, 2 Central staff\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/document-leak-case-cbi-raids-various-ministries-private-firms-recovers-rs-60-lakhs/\|accessdate=23 May 2017\|agency=''[[The Indian Express]]''\|date=13 March 2015}}</ref>		'''Leakgate''' (also '''Filegate'''<ref name="TOI1"/>) was a 2015 scandal in [[India]] involving the theft and sale of official documents.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Singh\|first1=Karn Pratap\|title=Leakgate: GMR, Infraline Energy under lens\|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/leakgate-gmr-infraline-energy-under-lens/story-AhuwrpfZdtHPdwOOeZBDaJ.html\|accessdate=23 May 2017\|newspaper=[[The Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> According to the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]], officials, including those with the [[Ministry of Finance (India)#Department of Economic Affairs\|Department of Economic Affairs]] and the [[Ministry of Finance (India)#Department of Investment and Public Asset Management\|Department of Investment and Public Asset Management]]{{efn\|At time the Department of Disinvestment, but renamed in 2016<ref>{{cite web\|title=Mandate\|url=http://dipam.gov.in/mandate\|website=Department of Investment and Public Asset Management\|accessdate=23 May 2017}}</ref>}} 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<ref>{{Cite news \|title=Leakgate: GMR, Infraline Energy under lens\|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]\|date=2 March 2015\|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/leakgate-gmr-infraline-energy-under-lens/story-AhuwrpfZdtHPdwOOeZBDaJ.html}}</ref> Modril India, Prime Living, NovaLead Pharma, [[IndusInd Bank]] and Kakardi British Realty.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Corporate espionage case: Another case of official ‘leaks’, CBI arrests Mumbai CA, 2 Central staff\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/document-leak-case-cbi-raids-various-ministries-private-firms-recovers-rs-60-lakhs/\|accessdate=23 May 2017\|agency=''[[The Indian Express]]''\|date=13 March 2015}}</ref>

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'''Leakgate''' (also '''Filegate'''<ref name="TOI1"/>) was a 2015 scandal in [[India]] involving the theft and sale of official documents.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Singh|first1=Karn Pratap|title=Leakgate: GMR, Infraline Energy under lens|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/leakgate-gmr-infraline-energy-under-lens/story-AhuwrpfZdtHPdwOOeZBDaJ.html|accessdate=23 May 2017|newspaper=[[The Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> According to the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]], officials, including those with the [[Ministry of Finance (India)#Department of Economic Affairs|Department of Economic Affairs]] and the [[Ministry of Finance (India)#Department of Investment and Public Asset Management|Department of Investment and Public Asset Management]]{{efn|At time the Department of Disinvestment, but renamed in 2016<ref>{{cite web|title=Mandate|url=http://dipam.gov.in/mandate|website=Department of Investment and Public Asset Management|accessdate=23 May 2017}}</ref>}} 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<ref>{{Cite news |title=Leakgate: GMR, Infraline Energy under lens|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=2 March 2015|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/leakgate-gmr-infraline-energy-under-lens/story-AhuwrpfZdtHPdwOOeZBDaJ.html}}</ref> Modril India, Prime Living, NovaLead Pharma, [[IndusInd Bank]] and Kakardi British Realty.<ref>{{cite news|title=Corporate espionage case: Another case of official ‘leaks’, CBI arrests Mumbai CA, 2 Central staff|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/document-leak-case-cbi-raids-various-ministries-private-firms-recovers-rs-60-lakhs/|accessdate=23 May 2017|agency=''[[The Indian Express]]''|date=13 March 2015}}</ref>

The ensuing investigation resulted in at least 20 arrests, and at least seven others being detained for questioning.<ref name="TOI1">{{cite news|title=Corporate espionage: How it unfolded and as it develops|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/corporate-espionage-how-it-unfolded-and-as-it-develops/listshow/46328973.cms|accessdate=23 May 2017|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

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.<ref name="TOI1"/>

According to the ''[[The Times of India|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.<ref name="TOI1"/>

==See also==
* [[List of scandals with "-gate" suffix]]

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