Arrested Navy sailor remanded to judicial custody
A Navy sailor named Pradeep Mukherjee has been remanded to judicial custody after being arrested for allegedly leaking sensitive information about the Visakhapatnam Naval Base. The arrest followed surveillance by Counter Intelligence officers regarding his communications with a foreign intelligence operative.
Why it matters
This case involves a significant national security breach concerning military operations and foreign espionage.
The intelligence officials produced arrested Navy sailor Pradeep Mukherjee in a court in Vijayawada on Monday (October 5, 2026). The Counter Intelligence (CI) officers, who had kept surveillance on the sailor’s activities, picked him up from Coimbatore. The accused allegedly leaked sensitive information about Visakhapatnam Naval Base and its operations to a Pakistani female intelligence operative through social media. The court granted judicial remand to the accused.
Published - October 05, 2026 11:46 pm IST
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