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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[1]) was a 2015 scandal in India involving the theft and sale of official documents.[2] According to the Central Bureau of Investigation, officials, including those with the Department of Economic Affairs and the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management[lower-alpha 1] 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[4] Modril India, Prime Living, NovaLead Pharma, IndusInd Bank and Kakardi British Realty.[5]

The ensuing investigation resulted in at least 20 arrests, and at least seven others being detained for questioning.[1]

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.[1]

According to the 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.[1]

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  1. ↑ At time the Department of Disinvestment, but renamed in 2016[3]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Corporate espionage: How it unfolded and as it develops". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  2. ↑ Singh, Karn Pratap. "Leakgate: GMR, Infraline Energy under lens". The Hindustan Times. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Mandate". Department of Investment and Public Asset Management. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Leakgate: GMR, Infraline Energy under lens". Hindustan Times. 2 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Corporate espionage case: Another case of official 'leaks', CBI arrests Mumbai CA, 2 Central staff". The Indian Express. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2017.


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