In a startling revelation, Collector Pratap Narayan Yadav of Damoh district, Madhya Pradesh, uncovered a bugging operation in his office. After receiving an unsolicited phone call about a planned inspection, Yadav suspected that his conversations were being monitored. He conducted a simple yet effective test by playing a live news broadcast in his chamber and then listening through a telephone in the adjacent personal assistant room, confirming that the line had been tampered with. This breach of confidentiality suggested that employees had been eavesdropping on sensitive discussions for years, potentially sharing information with outside parties. Following the discovery, swift action was taken: an Assistant Grade-3 employee was suspended, while a clerk and an office attendant were transferred. Both telephone sets in question have been seized for forensic analysis to determine the extent of the interception and identify other potential culprits. This incident has raised serious concerns about the integrity of government operations in the district.