Defence Ministry Worker Arrested for alleged link with Petro-Leak Accused

24 Feb, New Delhi

A worker employed at the Defence Ministry was arrested today for allegedly providing forged identity card to a key accused in Petroleum Ministry leaks case.
Police, however, maintained that no sensitive documents were leaked or stolen from the Defence Ministry. Till now, thirteen people have been arrested in the corporate espionage case.

According to police, Virender Kumar, employed as a casual worker at Ministry of Defence, had allegedly given a forged ID card to Lalta Parsad and also a paper with the official letter head.
Lalta Parsad and Ram Kumar Chaubey were first to be arrested in the case when the Crime Branch blew the lid on 19th of this month.