Family of ex-chief of Army, VK Singh, alleges bugging attempt at his house

An official from the Army reportedly
attempted to remove telephone lines
from former chief of Army General VK
Singh's house in Delhi Cantonment on
Saturday.
According to reports, a Major from the
Signals Regiment of the Army came to
the retired general's house today with his
team and tried to take away the
telephone lines installed. General VK
Singh was not present at the house.
The official did not have authorisation
required, say General VK Singh's family
members. He reportedly attempted to
take away the telephone lines forcibly
but was not allowed to leave the
residence by General VK Singh's wife. The
retired army chief's family has alleged
that the official was attempting to bug
the telephone line at their residence. The
army has denied the allegation, saying
the incident was a result of a minor
miscommunication.
Officials from the Delhi Police and the
military police later reached General VK
Singh's residence.
General Singh has had a bitter
relationship with the government over
the past two years. He took the
government to court over a row involving
his date of birth when he was in office as
the Army chief. After his retirement in
May, he has been seen with ant-
corruption activist Anna Hazare and yoga
guru Baba Ramdev, slamming the
government for alleged corruption.
General Singh was also present at India
Gate during the protests after the gang-
rape of a 23-year-old medical student in
Delhi last month.