Pegasus Snooping- Counsel Of Bhima Koregaon Accused Writes To SC-Appointed Technical Committee Suspecting Hacking Of His Device Srishti Ojha https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/pegasus-snooping-bhima-koregaon-elgar-parishad-case-counsel-supreme-court-technical-committee-189099 9 Jan 2022
Advocate Nihalsing B Rathod, a practicing lawyer based in Nagpur has argued that his phone was intercepted for accessing the privileged communication and legal strategies drawn on behalf of his clients in the Bhima Koregaon Elgar Parishad.
Mr Rathod represented several persons in proceedings arising out of Bhima Koregaon Elgar Parishad including Surendra Gadding, Sudhir Dhawale, Rona Wilson, Mahesh Raut, Shoma Sen, Ramesh Gaichor, Sagar Gorkhe. Further, he was also consulted on numerous occasions by Anand Teltumbade and Stan Swami prior to their arrest.
Mr Rathod,has therefore sought an opportunity to appear before the committee and to cross examine the agencies that the Committee may summon in the course of the enquiry
Mr Rathod has insisted on the investigations into and disclosure of the following information:
Whether any agency of the government of India or state government or any organizations considered agencies of the State as defined in Article 12 of the Constitution procured Pegasus spyware?
If yes, from what sources was the said spyware purchased, what was the amount paid for the said purchase and to which budget head was it debited in the records of the acquiring agency?
Under whose authority, direction was it used against lawyers, journalists, human rights activists and politicians?
The personal information, data and records which were accessed by the operators of the same.
The law which authorized the use of the spyware against me and what is the record of authorizing the use of the said spyware against me and my colleagues.