Probe Agency Says Ex Chief "Mastermind" Behind Stock Exchange Snooping
NDTV
The ED said that all the approvals were either processed through Chitra Ramkrishna or given by her and that the "illegal interception was co-terminus with her tenure at NSE".
The ED on Tuesday opposed in the Delhi High Court the bail plea of former MD of National Stock Exchange Chitra Ramkrishna in a money laundering case related to alleged illegal phone tapping of NSE employees, saying she was the "mastermind" behind the criminal conspiracy in the matter.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) told Justice Jasmeet Singh that the "proposal for call interception and monitoring, which was in the guise of study of cyber vulnerability", was processed through Ramkrishna who was the deputy managing director at the relevant time, and that she identified the telephone numbers and the employees for monitoring.
It said that all the approvals were either processed through her or given by her and that the "illegal interception was co-terminus with her tenure at NSE".
"She represented NSE at an initial meeting for the award of the contract. The telephone numbers and the employees who were identified for monitoring were identified by her.
