FIR lodged against IPS officer Rashmi Shukla in phone tapping case
A case was registered against Rashmi Shukla at Bund Garden police station in the case of alleged illegal phone tapping; she was booked under Section 26 of Indian Telegraph Act
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Pune, February 26: Pune police registered a case against IPS officer Rashmi Shukla in connection with the case of alleged illegal phone tapping, an official said on Saturday. Shukla is currently on central deputation and posted as additional director general of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Hyderabad, was former police commissioner of Pune.
Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil had then announced that the state govt will probe the allegations. A 3-member committee headed by Director General of Police Sanjay Pandey was formed to conduct an inquiry.
Shukla is currently posted in Hyderabad as the Additional Director General of CRPF (South Zone). There are also allegations of illegal phone tapping when Shukla was heading the SID.
The official said, "A case has been registered against Rashmi Shukla at Bund Garden police station here in the case of alleged illegal phone tapping. She was booked under Section 26 of the Indian Telegraph Act."
Phone tapping case | Pune City Police has registered FIR against former Pune CP Rashmi Shukla under section 26 of the Indian Telegraph Act.
— ANI (@ANI) February 26, 2022
In 2021, questions were raised about the issue of phone tapping. Nana Patole had alleged that his phone was tapped during 2016-2017 on the pretext that it belonged to Amjad Khan involved in “narcotics smuggling”. Patole had also alleged that the phones of Union minister Roasaheb Danve’s personal assistant, then BJP MP Sanjay Kakade and other elected representatives were tapped.
Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil had then announced that the state govt will probe the allegations. A 3-member committee headed by Director General of Police Sanjay Pandey was formed to conduct an inquiry.
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This committee submitted its report to the govt. Police said after receiving sanction from the state government based on this report, an FIR was lodged against Rashmi Shukla at Bund Garden police station. Shukla was Pune city police commissioner between March 2016 and July 2018, when she is alleged to have done the phone tapping.
Shukla is currently posted in Hyderabad as the Additional Director General of CRPF (South Zone). There are also allegations of illegal phone tapping when Shukla was heading the SID.
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