Delhi police have sent a notice to Penguin Random House India asking it to join the probe into the alleged circulation of a preprint copy of former army chief Manoj Naravane’s unpublished memoir, while adding charges of criminal conspiracy to the case. Defence minister Rajnath Singh had objected, saying an unpublished book could not be cited in Parliament. Rahul countered this on Tuesday, citing a December 2023 social media post by Naravane that said his book was “available now”. Later, responding to Rahul’s comments, the publisher said a book available for preorder was different from a published book. The question remains unanswered that if the book had not been published, how did Rahul get hold of a copy?

Source: The Telegraph February 12, 2026 07:20 UTC