Jaipur : Jaipur In the 4-year-old phone tapping case of Rajasthan, the Crime Branch of Delhi Police on Monday called and arrested Lokesh Sharma, who was the special officer of the then Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, for questioning. Later, in compliance with the court order of anticipatory bail, he was released from the police station itself.
Hint: Some more arrests may happen soon
Based on the analysis of evidence found so far in the phone tapping case, more evidence is being collected by Delhi Police. According to Delhi Police sources, some more arrests may be made in this case in the coming days. A senior police officer says that on the basis of solid evidence, everyone involved in this case will be reached, investigation is still going on and some revelations will be made in the coming days.
Lokesh said… I am ready to cooperate and tell the truth.
Lokesh, who was OSD of former CM Gehlot, said that I appeared seven times when called by the police and am fully cooperating. For this reason Patiala House Court gave the benefit of anticipatory bail. I am ready to cooperate with the police in future also and tell the truth. In this case, I have already told the police the names of those who gave the audio clip. Phone, pen drive and some evidence related to this were also given to Delhi Police.
this was the case
In July 2020, during the political crisis of the Congress government in Rajasthan, allegations of phone tapping were made. Regarding this matter, Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat had filed a case with Delhi Police in March 2021, accusing police officers including Lokesh Sharma of phone tapping. The Crime Branch of Delhi Police is investigating this matter. Sharma has handed over all the electronic devices including mobile, which were related to the audio viral episode, to Delhi Police.