The NIA recovered the stolen electronic items with data “related to the security of the nation.”
New Delhi:
The National Investigative Agency, NIA, arrested two men from Bihar and Rajasthan for theft of critical electronic hardware from an indigenous aircraft carrier being built at Cochin Shipyard Ltd between June and September last year.
The counterterrorism agency, which took over the Kerala Police investigation in October last year, said it recovered stolen electronic items, including processors, RAM and solid state drives with data “related to the nation’s security.”
An NIA statement said Sumit Kumar Singh, 23, and Daya Ram, 22, were arrested Wednesday after nine months of extensive scientific investigation spread across many states.
Daya Ram, 22, and Sumit Kumar Singh, 23, were arrested after months of extensive scientific investigation.
“Singh, who was arrested in the Munger district of Bihar, and Daya Ram, from the Hanumangarh district of Rajasthan, confessed to the crime after sustained questioning. Some stolen electronic devices have been recovered,” the NIA said, adding that they were also they seized some incriminating materials. during his searches in Bihar, Rajasthan and Gujarat.
“Electronic components include five microprocessors, 10 RAM, five solid state drives from the ship’s multifunctional consoles,” the NIA statement read.
The investigation reveals that Singh and Daya Ram, who were contract laborers doing paint jobs aboard the aircraft carrier under construction, stole the devices for monetary gain and left for their hometowns in September, after which they presented a case and investigation initiated by Kerala. Policeman.
The NIA re-registered the case on September 26 and took over the investigation from Kerala police on October 16.
The agency analyzed the fingerprints and palm prints of more than 5,000 people who worked on the ship during the period, examined a large number of witnesses and also announced a reward of Rs 5 lakh for information on this “blind case. “.
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