Staffers sold documents to consultancies who processed them for corporates: Police

Police sources said the questioning of Asharam and Ishwar Singh had revealed that they accessed the documents using a duplicate key and photocopied them. They then allegedly read out a part of their contents to the two consultancies over the phone to allow them to assess if they were interested in having the entire document.

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“The staffers sold documents to these consultancies on a regular basis. The process had been on for over 5-7 years. The consultancies processed the documents, and sold them to companies. More confidential the document, higher its price,” an officer said.

The police have questioned the heads of the consultancies. Sources said the journalist had told them that he had the documents in his professional capacity, to write a journalistic piece.