India, April 11 -- Imagine this scenario. The US President Donald Trump is a minute away from making a war-shattering announcement. He is about to disclose a five-day hiatus in the ongoing attacks on Iran. A minute before he goes public, within a minute, some traders place bets worth $500 million on the downward price movement in global crude oil futures. Within a few hours or so, oil slumped by 15 per cent, according to a media report, and the slick traders earned "enormous profits." It was an easy killing. This happened on March 23, 2026. Clearly, confidential information was leaked from the White House.

Another media report gives a more dramatic version of what happened on that day. Before Trump posted on Truth Social about a pause in...