Through PTI
MUMBAI: Police on Sunday tightened safety outdoor the place of abode of senior BJP chief Devendra Fadnavis in south Mumbai and the BKC cyber police station forward of the recording of his observation in a case of alleged unlawful tapping of telephones, an reliable mentioned.
The Mumbai cyber police had issued a understand to former Maharashtra leader minister Fadnavis, asking him to seem earlier than them on Sunday in reference to the case.
Fadnavis, on the other hand, on Saturday mentioned a senior police officer known as to tell him that police will discuss with his place of abode to take the specified data and there used to be little need for him to discuss with the police station.
Since a police group will move to the BJP chief’s place of abode in Malabar Hill house, birthday celebration supporters would possibly compile there and outdoor the BKC cyber police station, therefore further police team of workers, together with ladies, had been deployed at each the puts, the reliable mentioned.
Telephones of political leaders, together with state Congress leader Nana Patole, minister Bachchu Kadu, former MLA Ashish Deshmukh, former MP Sanjay Kakade and others had been tapped illegally by means of IPS officer Rashmi Shukla, when she used to be the state intelligence leader, Maharashtra House Minister Dilip Walse Patil had alleged closing month.
“Within the understand issued to Fadnavis, police have mentioned that questionnaires had been previous despatched to him in sealed envelopes in reference to the case, however he didn’t reply to them. But even so, notices had been additionally issued to him two times to hunt his answer, however he had once more failed to respond,” the police reliable mentioned.
Along with this, 3 letters had been despatched to Fadnavis, reminding him to seem earlier than the police. Then again, he had failed to offer any answer, he mentioned.
A case used to be registered beneath the Respectable Secrets and techniques Act on the BKC cyber police station right here closing yr in opposition to unidentified individuals for allegedly illegally tapping telephones and leaking confidential paperwork. The grievance used to be lodged by means of the State Intelligence Division (SID).
Then again, earlier than the FIR used to be registered, the then Maharashtra Leader Secretary Sitaram Kunte had alleged in his inquiry document that IPS officer Rashmi Shukla had leaked the confidential document.
Shukla is accused of tapping telephones of political leaders and senior officers illegally when she used to be leader of the SID. She discovered herself on the centre of controversy after Fadnavis cited a letter purportedly written by means of her to the then Maharashtra Director Normal of Police about alleged corruption in transfers within the police division.
The letter additionally had main points of intercepted telephone calls, resulting in an uproar with leaders of the Shiv Sena-led ruling coalition alleging that Shukla tapped telephones with out permission.