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‘Scorpene leak took place in France’
MUMBAI: Preliminary investigation in the Scorpene data leak case has found that the leak did not take place in India but at the office of defence company DCNS in
MUMBAI: Preliminary investigation in the Scorpene data leak case has found that the leak did not take place in India but at the office of defence company DCNS in France, navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba said here on Saturday.
“There is a high-level committee that is inquiring into the Scorpene leak on our side,” Admiral Lanba said.
“Based on this inquiry, we will see what needs to be done, whether any mitigation measures are required or not,” he said.
“Preliminary probe in the case has found that the leak did not take place in India, but at the DCNS office in France,” the navy chief said.
“In France, DCNS and the French government have launched an inquiry. Based on this inquiry, we will see what needs to be done,” he added.
Over 22,000 pages of secret data on the capabilities of six highly-advanced Scorpene submarines being built for the Indian Navy in Mumbai in collaboration with DCNS were leaked, raising alarm bells in the security establishment.
