An Army major, under scanner of central security agencies over leak of information from his computer, is likely to be booked by the National Investigative Aagency soon. Official sources said the probe till now clearly establishes the violation of stringent Official Secrets Act (OSA) as the Major had over 2,500 defence presentations on his personal computer much beyond his sphere of work.
"The NIA is likely to register a case soon," sources said. Asked if a case under the Official Secrets Act could be pressed against the Major, they said, "Violation of OSA is clearly there. As and when investigations are completed, more cases including espionage could also be registered." The computer is currently with the Central Forensic Sciences Laboratory in Hyderabad. The major, posted in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, came under the scanner after it was found that his personal computer was transmitting information to a Pakistani intelligence agency. The tip-off on the information leak from the Major's computer came from US intelligence agencies in April during their probe into the links of arrested terrorist and Mumbai terror attack planner David Coleman Headley.
While initially the Army had claimed that it
Sources, however, clarified that the files could have been handed over to the Major is good faith also. The case first came to light early last month and the Major after initial questioning was sent back. But after the forensic report came out, he was called back to the national capital and is being questioned again. The forensic report also mentions that some files were deleted from the computer on a particular date after it was seized by authorities.
