New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- Delhi Police's Special Cell has issued a notice to Penguin Random House India, seeking responses to multiple questions amid an escalating controversy over the unpublished memoir of former Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane, according to police.

The notice, issued on Wednesday, comes as competing claims over the status of the book - and the circulation of what police allege are unauthorised versions - have drawn the publisher, the former Army chief and senior political figures into a widening public dispute.

Delhi Police said the Special Cell has formally approached Penguin India through a notice, requesting clarifications and replies.

"Delhi Police Special Cell has issued a notice to Penguin India. Through t...