New Delhi, Jan 19: Delhi Police's Crime Branch has arrested a man for allegedly leaking sensitive information related to the finance ministry to foreign countries, officials said on Wednesday.
The accused identified as Sumit was a contractual employee and worked as a data entry operator in the finance ministry, they said.
He was arrested under the Official Secrets Act on Tuesday, police said. A senior police officer said the accused provided classified data to foreign countries in lieu of money.
"During his search, a mobile phone which was being used by him for sharing secret information related to the Ministry of Finance was seized," he said.