Phone tapping case: Cyber cops record IPS officer Rashmi Shukla’s statement

In his report, Chief Secretary Sitaram Kunte said Rashmi Shukla (right) misused the nod granted to her to keep an eye on anti-national elements

The Mumbai cyber police have recorded the statement of senior IPS officer Rashmi Shukla in connection with a case of illegal phone tapping and alleged leaking of sensitive documents related to police postings, an official said on Tuesday.

Shukla's statement was recorded last week in Hyderabad, where she is currently serving as additional director general of the Central Reserve Police Force's (CRPF) South Zone, the official said. A team from the BKC cyber police station was in Hyderabad on May 19 and 20, the official said.

Shukla has denied the allegations levelled in an FIR registered in connection with the case, the official said. The FIR was registered under the Official Secrets Act at the BKC cyber police station in Mumbai in March this year against unidentified people for allegedly tapping phones illegally and leaking certain confidential documents on the complaint filed by the Maharashtra Intelligence Department. The alleged tapping of phones had taken place when Shukla headed the state intelligence department.

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BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis had cited a letter purportedly written by Shukla to the then Maharashtra Director General of Police about alleged corruption in police transfers.

The letter also had details of intercepted calls, leading to an uproar with leaders of the Shiv Sena-led ruling coalition alleging that Shukla tapped phones without permission.

Before registration of the FIR, Maharashtra Chief Secretary Sitaram Kunte had alleged in a report submitted to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray that it appears Shukla herself leaked the confidential report (to Fadnavis).

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