Scorpene submarine data leak: government orders probe; parrikar calls it 'case of hacking'

"I understand there has been a case of hacking, we will find out what has happened," Manohar Parrikar told reporters. Sensitive documents detailing the technical and stealth

capabilities of India's Scoprene submarines designed by French shipbuilder DCNS have been leaked, with Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar seeking a report from the Navy chief on the

matter. The development has prompted the Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) to order a probe by the navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba even as sources said that the matter has reached the Prime

Minister’s Office (PMO) too.  Parrikar said that the documents relating to the French Scorpene submarine being built in the country appeared to have been hacked.  "This came to my

knowledge at 12 midnight, it is a case of hacking. First step is to identify if its related to us, and anyway its not all 100% leak," Parrikar told reporters. The Defence Minister said

he does not suspect the leak to be 100% since a lot of final integration lies with India. He said a clear picture will emerge in a couple of days. The leaked DCNS data, running to 22,400

pages, details the secret stealth capabilities of six new Indian submarines, including what frequencies they gather intelligence at, what levels of noise they make at various speeds and

their diving depths, range and endurance all sensitive information that is highly classified, according to Australia's 'The Australian' newspaper. In a statement, the Navy

said, "A case of suspected leak of documents related to Scorpene submarines has been reported by a foreign media house. "The available information is being examined at Integrated

Headquarters, Ministry of Defence (Navy) and an analysis is being carried out by the concerned specialists. "It appears that the source of leak is from overseas and not in India,"

the Navy said. _(With inputs from PTI and our correspondent Deevakar Anand)_