NEW DELHI/MUMBAI - The Center may order a probe into the alleged illegal surveillance and phone tapping of a women in Gujarat in the wake of demand from certain quarters, including Congress. The “snooping” on the woman architect, allegedly by the Gujarat Police at the behest of Amit Shah, a close aide of BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, was apparently in violation of phone tapping rules as it was reportedly carried out without the mandatory permission from the Centre when the woman went out of the state. Union and State Home secretaries have been authorised to take action on (illegal) snooping.
The state Home Secretary is empowered to order phone tapping of a person within the state but when the surveillance is carried out in multiple states, permission of Union Home Secretary is mandatory. (PTI)
The state Home Secretary is empowered to order phone tapping of a person within the state but when the surveillance is carried out in multiple states, permission of Union Home Secretary is mandatory. (PTI)
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