Brahmos Aerospace Limited scientist Nishant agarwalwho was arrested in 2018 on charges of leaking sensitive defense secrets to Pakistani intelligence agents. Now Nishant has been informed about the Information Technology Act and official confidentiality Has been acquitted of major charges under the Act. lower court agarwal to it system Was sentenced to 14 years in jail for sending confidential information to the enemies of the country using the Internet. However, in a significant development the High Court has now acquitted him of these charges.
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sole conviction The case related to storing official documents in his personal device, for which the trial court had sentenced him to three years in jail.Since agarwal He has already served this period during his custody, hence he is now eligible for immediate release.from this decision agarwal For that high-profile The legal battle in the case has effectively ended, which had attracted wide attention due to the sensitive nature of the alleged breach involving defense secrets.
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military intelligence (MI) and anti-terrorism squads of Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra (ATS) through a joint operation by october Arrested in 2018 agarwal, Brahmos missile India-Russia joint venture to create enterprise BAPL Worked in the technical research section of.