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Telangana SIT Begins Recording Victims’ Statements in Phone-Tapping Probe

Investigators are pressing key figures for testimonies to reconstruct erased surveillance data

These officials had earlier deposed before the SIT that they had acted on the instructions of Prabhakar Rao, who was heading the SIB, he said. (HT Archive)
Two men, including a senior official in a grey shirt and dark trousers, are walking past police barricades marked "Hyderabad City Police" near the Jubilee Hills Law & Order Police Station. They appear to be arriving or departing from a location under a flyover, with security and media presence visible. A black vehicle is parked behind them, and a Telangana Gaddar Film Awards poster is displayed on a pillar in the background.
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Overview

  • The SIT has summoned alleged victims, including political leaders and businessmen, to detail instances of illegal phone tapping under the previous BRS government.
  • Former SIB chief T. Prabhakar Rao has appeared before investigators three times and is scheduled to return on June 17 following his Supreme Court–mandated travel from the United States.
  • Rao has largely refused to answer key questions and has denied issuing orders to destroy evidence despite subordinate officers’ allegations.
  • Former deputy SP D. Praneeth Rao told the SIT he disposed of hard disks containing surveillance records in the Musi River on Rao’s instructions, and officials have recovered partial data.
  • Investigators have also requested the submission of mobile phones used during the 2023 Telangana Assembly elections to secure primary evidence for the ongoing probe.