US EditionSIT summons Siddipet MLA T. Harish Rao in phone tapping probe
The Special Investigation Team alleges BRS leader T. Harish Rao knew about illegal phone tapping involving 6,000 phones during the previous regime, including judges and journalists.
- T. Harish Rao, BRS MLA and former Irrigation Minister, has been asked to appear before the Special Investigation Team of Telangana Police on January 20, 2026, at 11 am at Jubilee Hills police station.
- The issue surfaced after the March 13, 2024 arrest of former SIB Deputy Superintendent Praneeth Rao, and a second Special Investigation Team was formed on December 18, 2025 to expedite the nearly 21-month inquiry.
- Investigators allege SIB resources were used to surveil citizens, with a suspended DSP among four police officials arrested by Hyderabad Police for erasing intelligence information and tapping around 6,000 phones.
- Harish Rao alleges the notice is politically motivated to divert attention from its corruption by the Congress government ahead of municipal elections and says he will seek legal recourse.
- The SIT, led by Hyderabad Police Commissioner V.C. Sajjanar, was set up as a 10-member team and Jubilee Hills ACP P. Venkatagiri was appointed IO after A Sravan Rao's deposition.
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Telangana: BRS' Harish Rao Undergoes 8-hour SIT Questioning in Phone-tapping Case, Calls Notice Politically Motivated
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Harish Rao said he was not afraid of any inquiry and would cooperate fully. He alleged that the government was misusing police machinery to intimidate opposition leaders and divert attention from alleged corruption. India News | Telangana: BRS' Harish Rao Undergoes 8-hour SIT Questioning in Phone-tapping Case, Calls Notice Politically Motivated.
SIT notice in phone tapping case political harassment by Cong govt: BRS leader Harish Rao
Hyderabad, Jan 20 (PTI) BRS MLA T Harish Rao on Tuesday alleged that the notice issued to him for appearance before the SIT of Telangana Police for enquiry into phone tapping case is an attempt by the Congress government “to divert attention from its corruption” ahead of municipal elections. Speaking to reporters ahead of appearing […]
Telangana Police summons Harish Rao for questioning in phone tapping case
Hyderabad: The Telangana Police Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Monday, January 19, issued a notice to Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader Harish Rao to appear before the Jubilee Hills Police Station in Hyderabad on Tuesday, January 20, in connection with a phone tapping case in which the then K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR)-led BRS government has been accused of using police machinery to monitor the phone conversations of Opposition leaders durin…
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