Worn Particular Intelligence Bureau (SIB) chief of Telangana, T. Prabhakar Rao (honest), who is an accused within the phone-tapping case, arrives to hand over sooner than police a day after the Supreme Court issued an say, at Jubilee Hills police station, in Hyderabad, on December 12, 2025.
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Worn Particular Intelligence Department (SIB) chief of Telangana, T. Prabhakar Rao, surrendered sooner than Jubilee Hills police on Friday (December 12, 2025), complying with instructions issued by the Supreme Court within the ongoing phone tapping investigation.
Rao, the fundamental accused within the case, appeared sooner than the Particular Investigation Crew (SIT) on the Jubilee Hills police station at 11.00 a.m., the keep he turn into questioned by the investigating officer of the case, Jubilee Hills Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) P. Venkatagiri. Officers acknowledged the interrogation has begun and the personnel is inspecting his feature within the alleged surveillance operations.
The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered him to hand over straight and cooperate with custodial interrogation. The bench suggested the SIT to make certain that his safety in custody, bar any third stage methods, and enable him to win meals from dwelling. The next listening to is listed for December 19.
Investigators interrogate Rao’s questioning to abet set aside how the alleged phone-tapping network turn into deliberate and implemented. His hand over is prone to streak the poke of the probe.
The case surfaced after the arrest of feeble SIB DSP Praneeth Rao on March 13, 2024. He turn into picked up from his dwelling in Rajanna Sircilla after Further Superintendent of Police (SP) D. Ramesh filed a criticism alleging unlawful interception of calls belonging to senior political leaders and officers.
Printed – December 12, 2025 01:03 pm IST
