<span style="color: #222222;">The Central Bureau of Investigation has taken over investigation into alleged phone tapping of politicians, their relatives and bureaucrats during the previous Congress-Janata Dal(Secular) Government in Karnataka. <br />''<br />''Officials on day said that the agency has filed an FIR on a request from the Karnataka Government. The government had ordered a CBI enquiry on 19th of August. <br />''<br />''The government alleged that because of this illegal activity in the state, it is apprehended that crucial and personal information of many senior political leaders and government servants might have been leaked which is likely to infringe upon their privacy. </span>