IAF Group Captain Arun Marwah arrested, undergoes questioning

New Delhi, Feb 9 (PTI) Indian Air Force Group Captain
Arun Marwah facing espionage charges has been arrested and is
undergoing questioning by the Special Cell of the Delhi
Police, sources today said.
Marwah was handed over to the Special Cell's northern
range on Wednesday after being interrogated for nearly 10 days
by the counter intelligence wing of the IAF, a senior police
official said.
He has been booked under the Official Secrets Act (OSA)
provisions and five days police custody has been granted by
the court for questioning him, he said.
Marwah, who was posted at the Air Force headquarters, was
allegedly leaking classified documents to a woman through
WhatsApp. He had befriended her through Facebook in December
last year, the official said.
As per the complaint filed against Marwah by the Air
Force, he was caught by the counter intelligence wing after
he was found carrying a high-end phone at the headquarters,
which are banned there.
The counter intelligence wing is also probing whether he
was part of any larger espionage ring.
The IAF officially did not comment on the matter.
Punishment under the Official Secrets Act entails a jail
term of up to seven years.
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