9k phones intercepted each month under UPA: RTI

The list featured all the agencies, barring Delhi police, that have been named by the Centre. "On an average, between 7,500 to 9,000 orders for interception of telephones are issued by the central government every month. On an average between 300 to 500 orders for interception of emails are issued by central government per month" government told RTI applicant, Delhi resident Prosenjit Mondal, in 2013.

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