Overview
- The CBI registered an FIR on December 29, 2025, naming Nisheeth Kohli of Vasant Kunj, Delhi, after a PMO referral.
- Emails cited the Prime Minister’s “blessings” and suggested credentials could be verified with Principal Secretary P. K. Mishra, according to the FIR.
- Outreach included the PMO, ISRO chairman, HAL, DRDO entities such as ADE and HEMRL, Premier Explosives, and U.S. Navy Vice Admiral George M. Wikoff at the Pentagon.
- Kohli described himself as a textile chemistry engineer from TITS Bhiwani (2002 batch) while offering to aid development of a military jet engine.
- Charges invoked Section 62 read with Sections 319(2) and 318(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and Section 66D of the IT Act, with the probe in progress and no finding of guilt reported.