Pegasus snooping: MHA asks Karnataka government to probe Siddaramaiah’s complaint

The Union ministry of Home Affairs asked the Karnataka government to investigate a complaint made by former Chief Minister and Congress leader Siddaramaiah that he was spied on with the Pegasus spyware.

The leader of Opposition in Karnataka, Siddaramaiah, petitioned the Union government through the President’s secretariat with a July 22, 2021 letter saying he had been a target of “illegal spying and surveillance” with the controversial Pegasus spyware.

Following the petition, the President’s secretariat referred the matter to the MHA on September 13.

In response to the petition, MHA has now referred the matter to the Karnataka government for action.