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Probe into phone tapping allegations delayed: Deshmukh
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Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh.
Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh.

The Maharashtra government is yet to launch a probe into the alleged instances of tapping of phones of certain political leaders under the previous BJP government, as there is a proposal to reconstitute the probe panel, state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said here on Monday.

Speaking to reporters, Deshmukh admitted that the probe got delayed.

The Shiv Sena-led state government ordered the probe earlier this monthafter receiving many complaints from political parties and leadersabout the alleged snooping done under the watch of the previous government.

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It had set up a two-member committee comprising Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Shrikant Singh andJoint Commissioner of Police (intelligence) Amitesh Kumar.

"The probe will happen for sure. It got delayed in view of a proposal to change the committee," he said

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(Published 25 February 2020, 02:54 IST)