Document leak: It's Rs 10,000 crore scam, says Santanu Saikia

Former journalist Santanu Saikia, an accused in the petroleum ministry document leakage case, said on Saturday it was a Rs 10,000 crore scam.

"It's a Rs 10,000 crore scam and it was a cover up," Saikia told reporters outside the Crime Branch office in the national capital, while being taken to court.

Saikia, along with with some corporate officials, have been arrested for allegedly leaking the documents and will be produced in the Patiala House court Saturday.