India, April 16 -- The Bombay High Court on Wednesday rejected the bail plea of former Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) scientist Pradeep Kurulkar, who is accused of sharing confidential information with a Pakistani intelligence operative.

Kurulkar, who was arrested by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on May 3, 2023, may abscond if released on bail, the a single-judge bench of justice Shivkumar Dige said while rejecting his bail application.

Kurulkar, 60, was arrested by the ATS in a suspected honey-trap espionage case following a complaint lodged by the defence research establishment.

According to the anti-terrorism squad (ATS) charge-sheet, investigators recovered "explosive" chats between the scientist ...