New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday said it has arrested freelance journalist Rajeev Sharama under the criminal provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in connection with a case relating to his alleged involvement in leakage and supply of sensitive information to Chinese intelligence officers in exchange for remuneration thereby compromising the security and national interests of India.
The court granted the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seven days’ custody of Sharma, the central probe agency said in a statement.