Chargesheet filed against former RAW officer

Chargesheet filed against former RAW officer New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI) Probe into the alleged leaking of secret information in a book on RAW came to an end when the CBI today filed a chargesheet in a designated court here accusing its former official of violating the Officials Secrets Act. The complaint (chargesheet) was filed against Maj Gen (retd) Vinay Kumar Singh and Vivek Garg, publisher of the book -- India's External Intelligence: Secrets of RAW -- under section 3 (publishing classified material) and section 5 (wrongful communication of information) of the OSA and section 120-B (criminal conspiracy) and 409 (criminal breach of trust by public servant) of IPC. The 63-year-old author was stunned by the CBI's move and wondered as to why the Government had not banned the book after it hit the markets in June last year. "The book was seen as an eyeopener to curb corrupt practices existing in RAW," he said. In its 13-page complaint, the CBI has alleged that Gen Singh, during his tenure in the RAW, had violated the OSA on four counts which included making public charter of Duties of RAW as recommended by the Group of Ministers, facts related to Project Vision 2000, facts on antennas and location of RAW officials abroad. The complaint listed certain page numbers whereby the author had leaked the "critical information", some of which was even "top secret". The book also allegedly carried certain paragraphs of a "top secret" document regarding RAW prepared in 2001 by a Group of Ministers, which was formed to look into the national security issues, post Kargil war. PTI

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