‘Khempal to face criminal charges for illegal snooping, if complain filed’

JU admin try to hush up matter: JU Source

PS BALI

January 17, 2014

Jammu University Assistant Professor, Khempal Singh will have to face criminal charges under Information Act, if complain againt him would be lodged for allegedly breaching privacy of fellow professor Meena Sharma by illegally getting her call details, maintained official source wishing anonymity.

Despite the strict orders from the home ministry to tighten the process of obtaining telephone call data records (CDRs) without any prior authorized document, the Jammu University Assistant Registrar, Khempal Singh has reportedly flouted all guidelines by illegally getting call details of professor Meena Sharma, who is one of the secretaries of the forthcoming Indian Science Congress. 

Highly placed sources in the University administration maintained that the University is at its best to hush up the matter, as Khempal Singh is an influential person and had a patronage of former President of Jammu University Teachers Association (PUTA) as well as of Vice Chancellor, owing to this reason despite request of Prof Meena Sharma,University authorities have lodged no complain with police.

According to sources in Jammu University, Khempal Singh, who is handling Budget and Finance of Jammu University wanted explanation from Prof Meena for claiming bill amounting to Rs. 2000 for the mobile number she has been using.  

Sources maintained that Khampal owing to his influence managed call details of the professor and sought explanation from professor for making bulk of calls from the official number which she had reportedly got from the University.

He added that by hushing up this matter, University administration is encouraging criminal activities in the University. “This is not the first time that Khempal is under controversy this man is bigoted and always been loud and yelling at his seniors due to his political influence and physical strength,” alleged sources.

Sources in police department claimed that it is among the rare cases and should be dealt with stringently. “Khempal has to face criminal charges for breaching into the privacy of someone illegally. He will be dealt under Information Act,” said police source.

Meanwhile, concerned police chowki expressed surprise over the issue and said that no such information is reported with them. “Although we have not received any complain in this regard, but legally it’s a criminal offence,” said police official from concerned police chowki.