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Okay sought to prosecute IPS officer Rashmi Shukla: Mumbai Police

MUMBAI: The police have told a court here that they have sought the Centre's nod to prosecute IPS officer Rashmi Shukla in an alleged phone-tapping case.

The police had filed a chargesheet against Shukla in April. The magistrate court presiding over the case is yet to take cognisance of the chargesheet in the absence of a sanction to prosecute Shukla.

On August 6, the police told the court that they had sought sanction from the Centre under relevant provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPc).

Sanction from competent authorities under Section 197 of the CrPC is required to prosecute public servants if the alleged act committed is directly concerned with the official duty.

The chargesheet, running into more than 700 pages, contains statements of at least 20 people, including Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut and NCP leader Eknath Khadse, whose phones were allegedly tapped illegally.

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