Via PTI
MUMBAI: NCP chief Eknath Khadse on Thursday gave the impression prior to the Colaba police right here to file his observation as a witness within the case registered towards senior IPS officer Rashmi Shukla for alleged unlawful tapping of politicians’ telephones, an legit mentioned.
Khadse reached the Colaba police station in south Mumbai round 11 am, the place his observation is being recorded through a police inspector-rank officer, he mentioned.
The FIR towards Shukla was once registered on the Colaba police station in March beneath the Indian Telegraph Act and related sections of the Indian Penal Code, following a grievance through senior police officer, who accused her of getting put the telephone numbers of Khadse, a former BJP chief, and Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut beneath surveillance.
The alleged unlawful telephone tapping had taken position when Shukla headed the State Intelligence Division (SID), police have mentioned.
As consistent with the grievance, Khadse’s telephone was once allegedly tapped two times in 2019, when he was once with the BJP.
He joined the NCP in October 2020. “Aside from Khadse, the telephone of Shiv Sena chief Sanjay Raut was once additionally tapped right through the formation of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) executive (in November 2019),” the police legit mentioned.
According to the grievance lodged through Further Commissioner of Police (Particular Department), a case was once registered towards Shukla, he mentioned.
“As investigation into the case is on, the Colaba police had referred to as Khadse to file his observation as a witness within the case.
Accordingly, the NCP chief visited the police station, the place his observation is being recorded,” he mentioned.
Shukla is at this time on central deputation and posted as further director normal of the Central Reserve Police Pressure (CRPF) in Hyderabad.
The Pune police have additionally registered an FIR towards Shukla in reference to alleged unlawful tapping of the telephones of Congress chief Nana Patole when a BJP-led executive was once in energy within the state. Patole is now state Congress leader.