New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed the Home Ministry to initiate an inquiry into the alleged tapping of telephone conversations of prominent people by the Essar Group.
On June 1, Suren Uppal submitted a 29-page complaint to the PMO alleging that Essar Group was tapping its business rivals' telephone conversations.
Uppal revealed that he is representing an Essar employee who allegedly tapped phones of high profile names between 2001 and 2006 including Reliance Chairman Mukesh Ambani, his brother Anil Ambani, and Union Minister Suresh Prabhu.
The Home Ministry has been asked to submit a detailed report in this matter.
The complaint also mentioned purported conversations of senior officials of the PMO including Ranjan Bhattacharya and Brajesh Mishra.
Essar has denied any wrongdoing.
(With inputs from PTI)
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