Phone Tapping Case: NCP Leader Eknath Khadse Appears Before Mumbai Police

Phone Tapping Case: As per the complaint, Eknath Khadse's phone was allegedly tapped twice in 2019, when he was with the BJP. He joined the NCP in October 2020.

NCP leader Eknath Khadse on Thursday appeared before the Colaba police here to record his statement as a witness in the case registered against senior IPS officer Rashmi Shukla for alleged illegal tapping of politicians' phones, an official said.

Mr Khadse reached the Colaba police station in south Mumbai around 11 am, where his statement is being recorded by a police inspector-rank officer, he said.

The FIR against Rashmi Shukla was registered at the Colaba police station in March under the Indian Telegraph Act and relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, following a complaint by senior police officer, who accused her of having put the phone numbers of Mr Khadse, a former BJP leader, and Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut under surveillance.

The alleged illegal phone tapping had taken place when Rashmi Shukla headed the State Intelligence Department (SID), police have said.