Anonymous Calls To AoRs Regarding PM's Security Breach: SCAORA Writes To SC's Secretary General Requesting Action

Complaining about the anonymous calls received by AORs taking responsibility for PM Modi's security breach, and threatening Supreme Court not to hear the related case, the Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association has written to the Secretary General of Supreme Court of India requesting action against the same.

The Association has requested that immediate action be initiated as this is a violation of privacy of the Advocates on Records as their registered mobile numbers are out in public domain and have been compromised.

A copy of the letter has also been sent to the Commissioner of the Delhi Police.

Further it has been stated that all confidential data and sensitive information pertaining to cases before the Supreme Court and banking details are stored on respective mobile phones of the lawyers and the miscreants may misuse the sensitive data, if the mobile phones are hacked.

The Association has stated that its members/ several Advocates on Record of the Supreme Court received an anonymous automated pre-recorded call from number - +447418365564, once at approximately 10.40 a.m. and another call at about 12.36 p.m. today ( 10th Jan 2022).

According to the letter, the called fastened the responsibility for Prime Minister Modi's security breach during his visit to Punjab on 05.01.2022 on 'Sikhs for Justice' (SFJ) from USA, and stated that SFJ is responsible for blocking PM Modi's cavalcade at Hussaninwala flyover in Punjab.

Warning To Supreme Court Judges To Not Hear PM Security Lapse Matter:

The letter has stated that the caller, further, warned the Supreme Court judges to refrain from hearing the public interest litigation filed by an NGO Lawyers Voice seeking probe into the security breach on the ground that the Supreme Court has not been able to punish the culprits of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

Several Supreme Court lawyers received anonymous calls on Monday threatening the Supreme Court to not hear the case related to the security lapse which occurred during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Punjab visit on January 5.

Notably, the calls were received shortly before a bench led by the Chief Justice of India was about to hear a PIL related to the security lapse.

The Supreme Court today said that it will constitute an independent committee headed by a retired Supreme Court judge to probe into the security lapse.