Marine drive police have registered FIR against `unknown` under relevant sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Information Technology (IT) Act on Tuesday after unknown person used/ hacked personal email ID of Rahul Narwekar to send an email to Maharashtra Governor`s office, Mumbai police informed.
Investigation in the case is going on, said Pravin Munde, Deputy Commissioner of Mumbai Police.
On Tuesday, it was revealed that the email account of Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar was compromised. According to sources, an unauthorised email was sent from Narwekar`s ID to the Governor. The email allegedly contained directives regarding the conduct of certain legislators within the assembly.
Upon inquiry from the Governor`s officer, Narwekar denied sending such communication which raised concerns about potential unauthorised use of his email. Sources close to the development had said that the email in question urged action against legislators exhibiting improper behaviour during assembly proceedings.
Mumbai police was notified immediately and later on Tuesday case was registered in Marine drive police station. Case under section 419, 170 IPC & 66 C , 66D of IT act has been registered against unknown.