'Allegations serious if reports are true': Supreme Court on Pegasus row

The Supreme Court on Thursday heard a clutch pf petitions seeking a court-monitored probe into the Pegasus snooping scandal. The top court observed that the allegations of Pegasus spyware being used to target opposition leaders, journalists and others are "serious if newspaper reports are correct".

The court asked all petitioners to serve a copy of their petitions to the government. The court said it will take up the petitions again on August 10 and added that the centre has to present at the hearing.

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"Truth has to come out. We don't know whose names are there," it said.

At least 9 petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court seeking probe into the Pegasus snooping allegations. These include petitions by senior journalists and Editors Guild of India.

The government has rejected opposition's demand for probe and has denied any involvement in snooping.

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