Mumbai: Former chief of state intel dept summoned in phone-tap case

MUMBAI: Additional director general of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Rashmi Shukla has been summoned on Wednesday for her statement in an alleged illegal phone-tapping case registered at Cyber Cell of Mumbai police.
Shukla, who now heads CRPF’s southern zone, was commissioner of Maharashtra’s state intelligence department when telephones of influential people were tapped by her department last year. Some of the people were politically connected and were allegedly heard discussing transfers and posting of police officers, including IPS officer, in exchange of money.
Shukla is currently posted in Hyderabad. A senior officer said she has accepted the summon. Shukla did not reply to calls and messages.
The cyber cell police has registered an offence to probe procedural lapses in alleged phone-tapping and other details under Official Secrets Act after chief secretary Sitaram Kunte submitted a report to the chief minister, stating tha it had been done by misleading the government.
An investigation officer at Cyber Cell police station sent Shukla a notice under section 160 of CrPC (requiring attendance) after stating that she remain present at her residence in Mumbai at 11 am on April 28. The investigation officer stated they wanted to get information from her about the phone-tapping. Sources said that a senior police officer is likely to record her statement.