The Delhi High Court on Wednesday rejected Bharatiya Janata Party leader Mukul Roy’s plea alleging his phones were being tapped, PTI reported. Justice Vibhu Bakhru passed the order after going through the affidavits filed by the Centre and the West Bengal government denying these allegations.
The court, however, told Roy that he can approach it again if he gets hold of evidence that substantiate the phone-tapping claim.
The former Trinamool Congress leader moved the court on November 17 demanding that the Central Bureau of Investigation investigate the alleged phone-tapping. “My movements were constantly tracked during my stay in Kolkata, Delhi and Gujarat,” Roy had said. “Even Trinamool Congress leaders are under [the] scanner and state agencies are tapping their phones.”
The court had then issued notices to the Telecom Ministry, the West Bengal government and service provider Vodafone on November 20.
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