NIA arrests its former SP for allegedly leaking secret documents to the cadre of 'Lashkar-e-Taiba' 

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• Feb 19, 2022 | Sourav Boruah

Digital Desk: On Friday, 18 February 2022, a former Superintendent of Police and IPS officer Arvind Digvijay was arrested by the National Investigation Agency( NIA) on charges of sharing confidential documents to banned Lashkar-e-Taiba

According to reports Negi who was promoted to the IPS batch of 2011, was arrested in relevance with a case registered by the NIA on 6 November last year.

The NIA reports state that Negi was closely related to the on-ground members of the banned militant outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), responsible for planning and execution of terror activities in India. Six more people were arrested by the NIA in connection to the case earlier.

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"During the investigation, the role of A D Negi, IPS, SP posted at Shimla (since repatriated from NIA) was verified and his houses were searched. It was also found that official secret documents of the NIA were leaked by A D Negi to another accused person who is an OGW of LeT in the case," the spokesperson said.