The Mumbai Police probing the illegal phone tapping case against senior IPS officer Rashmi Shukla on Saturday recorded the statement of Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut, an official said.

Raut's statement was recorded as a witness by officials of Colaba police station at the office of Shiv Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' in Central Mumbai, a day after a notice was served to him in this regard, the official said.