HC refuses to quash FIR against senior Maharashtra IPS officer
The Hindu
Rashmi Shukla is alleged to have leaked confidential data on police transfers
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday refused to quash the FIR against senior IPS officer Rashmi Shukla for allegedly leaking confidential data and directed the Maharashtra Government to give seven days advance notice to her before taking any coercive action.
The petition mentions that Ms. Shukla had on August 25, 2020 addressed a communication to DGP SK Jaiswal stating numerous complaints alleging a network of brokers and political connections in the postings of police officers in exchange for large sums of money. The next day, Mr. Jaiswal wrote to Sitaram Kunte, Additional Secretary (Home), informing him about the report. However, Ms. Shukla was transferred to Telangana as Director General of Civil Defence on September 2, 2020.
On March 23, 2021, Leader of the Opposition Devendra Fadnavis in an interview to a television news channel produced a copy of the secret letter by Ms. Shukla, then Commissioner, State Intelligence Department, to the DGP. The letter showed a pen drive containing sensitive and confidential material concerning the police force obtained by the State Intelligence Department.
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