SHIMLA: Former Himachal Pradesh DGP, I D Bhandari, who was framed in the phone tapping case during previous Congress regime and was later acquitted by Court, has now lodged a police complaint against the unknown police officials for maligning his image and framing him falsely in the case. On his complaint FIR has been registered at Chhota Shimla police station.Hours before Virbhadra Singh was to take oath as Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh for record sixth term on December 25, 2012, phone tapping issue had cropped that had brought a storm in the politics of hill state as it was being alleged that previous BJP regime got hundreds of phone tapped illegally. Bhandari, had faced the brunt as he was transferred unceremoniously from the post in February 2013 alleging his role in the phone tappings. But three years later, court in Shimla had acquitted him.Bhandari said that FIR should be registered for trespass, removing the computers containing highly sensitive and useful information without authority, removing his personal almirah, making private information public, registering a false FIR, investigating, supervising and filing false chargesheet, to spoil his image and that of department.Based on his complaint, a case FIR under section 218, 211, 167, 504, 500, 441, 120 (B) of IPC has been registered against unknown officials at Chhota Shimla police station. With this trouble mounted for police officials who were instrumental in investigating the case then.In his complaint, Bhandari has submitted that on the night of December 24, 2012 Technical Cell of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) was trespassed by some officers and its computers containing highly sensitive secret information and intelligence were removed unguarded and unsealed against the law.He said that thee computers contained information about the anti national and anti social elements who pose threat to the national security. He said that information was painstakingly intercepted and collected for many years through lawful interceptions following due procedures.He said that these computers could not have been removed except following the prescribed procedures contained in the rules framed by the Government of India and a standing orders issued by the Himachal Pradesh DGP.He said that his personal almirah in the office of ADGP (CID) was unauthorizedly and illegally removed without associating him and in his absence. “My documents and other precious belongings were taken away and never returned,” he added.Bhandari said that false allegations regarding illegal interceptions of telephones at large scale was leveled against him. “It was prima –facie false and misleading case registered for unlawful interception of telephones under section 26 of the Telegraph Act, 1885,’ he said.He said there was no facility or equipments for the unlawful interceptions with the state CID. He said that after the registration of case, rumour was spread and officers were intimidated and threatened with grave consequences.He said that lot of information which was confidential and top secret was disclosed. He said that false chargesheet under section 173 CrPC was prepared against him without any material or jurisdiction and filed against him in the court.He said that it was alleged in the chargesheet that two telephones were intercepted illegally for few minutes. “Which even if true, the department was legally authorized,” he added. He said that no complainant or victim was named either in the FIR or report under section 173 CrPC.He said that feeling aggrieved he had filed application in the court of CJM under section 239 CrPC and he was discharged by the court. He said that appeal was filed in the court of Session Judge who too upheld the decision of CJM court. He said that case finally ended in his discharge and even the state government accepted the court decision.

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