Corporate espionage case: Mumbai-based consultancy firm comes under scanner

During interrogation police discovered that sensitive documents were shared from the e-mail IDs of Vipan Kumar with a Mumbai based consultant and an official of Ministry of Civil Aviation.

To take forward its investigation into the alleged leak of official documents from the Petroleum Ministry, the Delhi Police Crime Branch is set to question a Mumbai-based consultant in the coming days.

During the interrogation of two accused — Jitender Nagpal (40), personal secretary to the Joint Secretary in Forest and Environment Ministry and Vipan Kumar (42), personal assistant to a UPSC member —the police discovered that sensitive documents were shared from the e-mail IDs of Vipan Kumar with two persons — one Mumbai based consultant and another, an official of Ministry of Civil Aviation.

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Sources said that Nagpal and Kumar told the investigators that three years ago they had met with one Madhu Nenon, who runs his consultancy firm in Mumbai, in the Ministry of Petroleum. “After several meetings, Nenon asked them to provide documents to him, and later Nagpal made two email IDs — queenkaur@rediff.com and jeet233@yahoo.co.in,” sources said.

Sources said that Nagpal and Kumar later shared the same passwords of both email accounts with one senior executive personal secretary — name withheld — who is posted with a joint secretary-level officer in Ministry of Civil Aviation. The staffer was earlier posted with the Petroleum Ministry.

Mahender Singh Manral

Mahender Singh Manral is an Assistant Editor with the national bureau of The Indian Express. He is known for his impactful and breaking stories. He covers the Ministry of Home Affairs, Investigative Agencies, National Investigative Agency, Central Bureau of Investigation, Law Enforcement Agencies, Paramilitary Forces, and internal security. Prior to this, Manral had extensively reported on city-based crime stories along with that he also covered the anti-corruption branch of the Delhi government for a decade. He is known for his knack for News and a detailed understanding of stories. He also worked with Mail Today as a senior correspondent for eleven months. He has also worked with The Pioneer for two years where he was exclusively covering crime beat. During his initial days of the career he also worked with The Statesman newspaper in the national capital, where he was entrusted with beats like crime, education, and the Delhi Jal Board. A graduate in Mass Communication, Manral is always in search of stories that impact lives. ... Read More

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