Leak did not happen in India, but in DCNS’ French office: Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba

“There is a high level committee which is inquiring into the Scorpene Leak on our side. Similarly in France, DCNS and the French Government have launched an enquiry. Based on this inquiry, we will see what needs to be done and whether any mitigation measures are required or not,” Lanba said.

“In preliminary investigation, it has been found that leak did not happen in India, but in the DCNS office in France,” the Navy chief added.

Over 22,000 pages of secret data on the capabilities of six highly-advanced Scorpene submarines being built for the Indian Navy in Mumbai in collaboration with DCNS were leaked, raising alarm bells in the security establishment.

The combat capability of the Scorpene submarines, being built at Mazgon Dock in Mumbai at a cost of $3.5 billion, went public when an Australian newspaper, The Australian, put the details on the website.

Some of the leaked documents relate to information about operating instructions of underwater warfare system of the submarines, which are used to gather intelligence underwater.