As per the revised guidelines, head of the police organisation’s permission is required for obtaining CDRs of Members of Parliament. The guidelines have been tightened as the government has found some of the police officers misusing CDRs, Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju said during Question Hour. Only authorised officers and nodal designated officers in the Centre and state have been authorised with clear stipulation to maintain particular email ID and password to be updated timely, more preferably monthly, he added. Asserting that the government is taking serious note of misuse of CDRs, Rijiju said, “We have also found that some of the police officers are also involved. “Recently, on 28th (July), few days back, we have revised the guidelines.

Source: Indian Express August 03, 2016 09:22 UTC