Mumbai Mirror exposed how small-time detectives and software professionals offer phone-tapping services illegally. Thane Crime Branch has set up an inquiry into the matter and a team to track down Sachin Loke after reading the Mumbai Mirror expos Two teams, including officers of the Cyber Crime Cell, have been set up under the aegis of Deputy Commissioner of Police Datta Karale. Meanwhile, a separate police team is trying to zero in on Loke through a network of software professionals and private detectives.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2010/12/cops-hunt-for-hacker-who-tapped-y-p.html