Authorities have detected alleged bugging of the office room of Defence Minister AK Antony and the Intelligence Bureau has been asked to probe the matter.
Sources in the ministry told PTI yesterday that the development came to notice on February 16 following which Defence Secretary Shashikant Sharma took up the matter with IB for a probe.
The matter was brought to notice by two Army personnel who were manning the telephone lines in the ministry.
After this was brought to notice, ministry officials refused to get their phone lines checked by the Army personnel, they said.
Last year, a similar incident was reported from the office of Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee when snooping devices allegedly were found from there.
An inquiry was ordered by the Finance Ministry after adhesive-like substances were recovered from his office, raising suspicion that they might have been used to implant electronic listening devices.




