The accused has been identified as Sumit, who worked as a data entry operator with the ministry.
According to police, Sumit was arrested on Tuesday for espionage activities in lieu of money and during search, a mobile phone which was used by him to share secret information related to the Ministry of Finance was recovered from his possession.
“A case under section 3/9 of the Official Secrets Act has been registered at the Crime Branch police station and further investigation is going on,” said the official.
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