The Hindu : National : Arrest warrant in war room leak case

Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Saturday, May 13, 2006

National

National

Arrest warrant in war room leak case

Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI: An international arrest notice was issued on Friday against one of the main accused in the Navy war room leak case, Ravi Shankaran, a kin of Naval Chief Arun Prakash. A Red Corner notice was issued by Interpol, following a request by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) earlier in May.

The CBI move came after the failure of the accused to appear before it despite several notices served at his office and residence in Mumbai seeking his appearance for questioning in the sensitive case.

The passport of Mr. Shankaran has already been revoked by the Ministry of External Affairs on the request of the CBI on May 1 after which the agency approached the General Secretariat of Interpol in France for issue of a Red Corner Notice against him. A designated court of Tis Hazari here had already issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against Mr. Shankaran believed to be living in London.

Former Naval Commander Kulbushan Parashar, already arrested by the CBI, had told investigators that he had met Mr. Shankaran in London. Mr. Parashar was arrested on April 6 .

Printer friendly page
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail