Delhi Police Summons Rajasthan Congress Chief Whip In Phone Tapping Case

Mahesh Joshi confirmed he had received the notice on Tuesday but said he would not be able to appear before the Crime Branch on June 24.

The Delhi Police's Crime Branch has sent a notice to Congress chief whip in the Rajasthan Assembly Mahesh Joshi asking him to appear before it on June 24 for questioning in the phone tapping case lodged on a complaint by Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. The police have asked Mr Joshi to reach the Prashant Vihar office of the Crime Branch in Rohini for the questioning. Mr Joshi confirmed he had received the notice on Tuesday but said he would not be able to appear before the Crime Branch on June 24. "I will not be able to appear before the Crime Branch in Delhi on the said date. A reply to the notice will be given today," Mr Joshi told PTI.