Mumbai, Dec. 2 -- The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has set aside the life imprisonment awarded to former BrahMos Aerospace senior scientist Nishant Pradeepkumar Agarwal, who was accused of sharing confidential missile-related information with Pakistan's ISI.

The court observed that the prosecution could not establish the key allegation that Agarwal had actually leaked classified defence data to foreign intelligence handlers. With this crucial charge collapsing, the 2018 espionage case has effectively fallen apart, paving the way for Agarwal's release.

Agarwal, an alumnus of NIT Kurukshetra and a native of Haridwar, began his career with BrahMos in 2013 as an executive trainee. He later advanced to the position of senior system ...