Elgar Case Accused Alleges Malware Installation On His Computer, Seeks Probe
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Rona Wilson's lawyer that to tamper with a person's electronic device was an offense under the Information Technology (IT) Act.
Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case accused Rona Wilson's lawyer told the Bombay High Court on Wednesday that an expert should be asked to probe if any malware had been installed on his computer before it was seized by the National Investigative Agency in 2018. Rona Wilson has moved the high court seeking quashing of the charges against him. His petition has cited, among other grounds, a report of the US-based digital forensic firm Arsenal Consulting that incriminating evidence was planted on his computer through a malware before he was arrested. On Wednesday, his lawyer, senior counsel Indira Jaising told a bench of Justices S S Shinde and N J Jamadar that to tamper with a person's electronic device was an offense under the Information Technology (IT) Act.More Related News