Police probe hacking of Gujarat cop’s email account

In a complaint filed with the EOW,Bhatt said that his “Gmail account had been hacked into by some agents working on behalf of the administrative machinery of the state government of Gujarat with a view to tamper with certain crucial evidence,which could potentially incriminate certain highly placed persons”.

Police said they have received a complaint and were inquiring into it. “We have received a complaint,but no case has been registered yet. We are seeking a report from the authorities concerned,” said a senior police officer.

Bhatt lodged a complaint with the EOW on July 18,stating that he was contacted by a reporter of a leading English daily. He was told that around 300 pages from his e-mail account were delivered at the reporter’s office.

The e-mail exchanges pertained to the affidavit filed by a freelance journalist,claiming that Bhatt had attended a meeting called by the Gujarat Chief Minister after the Godhra incident.

The complainant said he was contacted on July 13 by the reporter,and the e-mail exchanges were dropped at his office in the latter half of June.

Bhatt said the hacking of his e-mail account has to be investigated. Bhatt lodged a complaint four days after an article regarding the hacked e-mail account appeared in the English newspaper.

“We have to verify certain facts and gather more evidence before we lodge a case. The complaint is with us,and we are examining it,”the officer said.