MUMBAI: Congress spokesperson Sachin Sawant has demanded a probe into the possibility of snooping and phone-tapping using spyware Pegasus software during the tenure of Devendra Fadnavis.
“We demand that the MVA government set up a high level-probe into the possibility of snooping and phone-tapping by using Pegasus software. A case of unauthorized and illegal phone tapping has already come to light. In fact, the home department has set up a committee headed by DGP Sanjay Pandey to probe into illegal and unauthorized phone-tapping of cabinet members,” Sawant said.
Sawant asked if a high-ranking IPS officer had been working on the snooping and phone-tapping assignment “I am told a team of senior officials of DGIPR were on visit to Israel during the tenure of Fadnavis for training. We are keen to know what kind of training they receive and did they submit a report to the government on their Israel visit. Was it related to Pegasus?” Sawant said.
