Maharashtra Minister Eknath Khadse has changed his stance on the Dawood Ibrahim phone calls alleging that his phone was hacked.

This news come hours after India Today's probe proved that his phone, on which he received calls from underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, was being used till April.

KHADSE DEMANDS THOROUGH PROBE

Khadse has written to Mumbai Police claiming that someone hacked into his phone and cloned his telephone number.

Khadse has also demanded an inquiry into AAP leader Preeti Sharma Menon and ethical hacker Manish Bangale, who had claimed that the senior minister had been in touch with Dawood.

"In a press conference Preeti Sharma Menon alleged that underworld don Dawood Ibrahim called on my number 942******7 from his land line. In the same conference, Manish Bhangale also claimed that I had received calls from Dawood on a number of occasions. Bhangale said he hacked the site of a Pakistani mobile operator and got this information," Khadse's letter to Mumbai Police stated.

"When I checked the CDR of my phone, it showed that my cell was off but internet was used. It means some one must have cloned my SIM card and used it. Manish had hacked Pakistani website which is illegal and without giving information obtained by him to police he made the details public. His motive looks doubtful," it added.



MUMBAI POLICE TAKES COGNIZANCE OF INDIA TODAY REPORT

Earlier, taking cognizance of India Today's exclusive report that Dawood spoke to Khadse last year, Mumbai Police launched a fresh probe into the matter.

Khadse, however, remains defiant over the report. When India Today approached him for his reaction to the latest probe by Mumbai Police in the issue, Khadse retorted, "I don't care. I am a big man."

India Today Impact: Heat on Khadse as Mumbai Police launch fresh probe into Dawood calls

