New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- The Delhi Police Special Cell have issued a notice to Penguin Random House India in connection with the circulation of an unpublished memoir of former army chief General (retired) MM Naravane, officials aware of the details said on Wednesday, adding that they have sought information on how the book was made available in the "public domain without approval".

"We are checking what the publishing house was doing and how the book was available in public domain without approval. We have formally approached the Penguin Random House with a written notice," a senior police officer aware of the details said about the notice which issued early on Wednesday.

The officer said that a case was lodged on Monday under charges of c...