Navy officer among five arrested by CBI

New Delhi: The CBI has arrested five persons, including a commander-rank Navy officer, for allegedly leaking confidential information related to an ongoing submarines project in return for illegal gratification, officials said Tuesday.

The action has been initiated in a secret operation last month and two retired Navy personnel and two private persons in addition to the Navy officer were taken into custody, they said.

Raids have been conducted at 19 locations in Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad by the agency and seized important documents and digital evidence have been seized and are being examined, they said.